The Baliem Festival shooting has become a major security concern in Jayawijaya Regency after two civilians were injured near the entrance of the 34th Baliem Valley Cultural Festival in Walesi …
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OPM threatens Papua Independence Day
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Politics & Security
Shooting Disrupts Baliem Valley Festival in Papua Pegunungan
by Senamanby SenamanThe Baliem Valley Cultural Festival shooting on 8 August 2026, abruptly interrupted one of Papua Pegunungan (Papua Highlands)’s most important annual cultural events, after gunfire near the festival area in …
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Politics & Security
OPM Calls on the People Not to Participate in the Indonesian Independence Commemoration
by Senamanby SenamanA statement attributed to West Papua Army (WPA) Supreme Commander Demianus Magai Yogi, calling on Papuans not to participate in Indonesia’s 17 August 2026 Independence Day celebrations have generated renewed …
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Politics & Security
Defying Intimidation: Papua’s People Embrace Red and White Ahead of Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day
by Senamanby SenamanIn the quiet highlands of Papua, where fog drapes the mountains each morning and children practice singing the national anthem in their schools, a different kind of tension is stirring. …
