West Papua

Asubuhi ya Februari 26, 2026, sauti ambazo hazizungumzi mara kwa mara kwenye jukwaa moja la umma zilikusanyika kwa njia yenye nguvu. Kuanzia mabaraza ya kanisa hadi majukwaa ya asasi za …

On the morning of February 26, 2026, voices that don’t often speak on the same public stage came together in a powerful way. From church pulpits to civil society forums, …

Ukumbi wa mkoa huko Jayapura ulihisi kama mkutano wa kijamii kuliko sherehe ya serikali alasiri yenye joto mnamo Februari 25, 2026. Wachungaji kutoka milimani na maimamu kutoka pwani walikaa karibu. …

The provincial hall in Jayapura felt more like a community gathering than a government ceremony on a warm afternoon on February 25, 2026. Pastors from the mountains and imams from …

Sio ukosefu wa sauti, kwani msitu wa mvua huko Papua haujawahi kuwa kimya sana. Ndege huita kwenye dari. Wadudu hulia kwa mdundo thabiti. Kuna vitu ambavyo huwezi kuona vinavyofanya majani …

Not the lack of sound, since the rainforest in Papua is never really quiet. Birds call across the canopy. Insects hum in a steady beat. There are things that you …

Ukungu unapoinuka juu ya Bonde la Baliem asubuhi na mapema, Wamena huanza kuishi polepole. Wachuuzi wa soko hupanga viazi vitamu na majani mabichi kwenye mikeka iliyosokotwa. Pikipiki huvuma kwenye mitaa …

When the fog lifts over the Baliem Valley in the early morning, Wamena slowly comes to life. Market vendors arrange sweet potatoes and leafy greens on woven mats. Motorcycles buzz …

Hewa ya asubuhi katika Bandari ya Jayapura ilibeba harufu ya chumvi na mafuta ya dizeli huku wafanyakazi wakitembea kwa uangalifu kati ya safu za masanduku yenye joto. Ndani ya masanduku …

The morning air at Jayapura Port carried the scent of salt and diesel fuel as workers moved carefully between rows of insulated boxes. Inside those boxes lay something more than …