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.…