Papua Indigenous rights and welfare

A prominent issue in the debate over Indonesia’s planned revision of the Election Law has been a proposal to reserve at least 50 percent of legislative representation for the Indigenous …

The ceremony itself did not last very long. Officials gathered. Prayers were delivered. Excavators waited beside open land. Then the first groundbreaking finally happened. In Supiori, a regency better known …

People were still taking seats when the discussion began. Regional officials arrived carrying folders and printed documents. Others quietly exchanged notes inside Hotel Suni in Abepura, Jayapura, where representatives from …

Officials from across Papua filled the meeting hall at Hotel Suni in Abepura, Jayapura, on May 21 carrying demographic reports, laptops, and regional data records that many admitted still do …

On December 30-31, 1999, former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid arrived in Papua during one of the most sensitive moments in the province’s modern political history. At the time, distrust toward …

The atmosphere inside the meeting hall in Sorong on Monday, May 18, felt unusually busy even before the event officially started. Students in white shirts sat beside community representatives and …

The ceremony on May 9, 2026, in Raja Ampat was supposed to focus mainly on the regency’s 23rd anniversary. There were cultural performances, government speeches, and rows of invited guests …

In Jakarta, meetings between regional leaders and central government officials are often routine. This one was not. On April 13, 2026, six governors from Papua’s provinces came with a shared …

The latest data on poverty in Papua tells a story that is quietly shifting, though far from complete. Across several provinces on the island, including Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua), Papua …

It was not the kind of meeting that draws headlines. No raised voices. No dramatic gestures. The room was filled with officials, local representatives, and a few individuals who had …