OPM threatens Papua Independence Day

Terrors of the West Papua National Liberation Army from the Free Papua Movement (TPNPB OPM) in Papua have again come under scrutiny after a firefight in Jila District, Mimika Regency, …

On 15 August 1962, Indonesia and the Netherlands signed an agreement at United Nations headquarters in New York that established a United Nations-supervised transition for West New Guinea, now known …

As Indonesia prepares to celebrate its 81st Independence Day on 17 August, a series of statements from figures associated with Papua’s armed separatist movement has raised security concerns, particularly in …

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 …

The 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 …

A 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 …

In 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. …