Papua

Glen Conning was the most caring and loving husband and dad, they say.

The theme of the Papua Film Festival is Dari Kampung Kitong Cerita (From Our Village, We Tell Our Stories).

New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens, who is being held by separatists in West Papua, appears well in a newly-released video.

The solidarity network, Free West Papua Aotearoa, is calling for New Zealand to raise concerns with Indonesia over a shooting incident in Papua which left 10 people dead and two dozen injured. Audio

Papua independence movement leader Benny Wenda says the release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by armed rebels is out of his hands.

Indonesian security forces were about to launch a rescue operation for a pilot held hostage in Papua before New Zealand intervened.

The Papua Police says it believes it has located where New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens is being held by an armed separatist group.

Separatist fighters in Indonesia's Papua region have released video footage of the New Zealand pilot taken hostage a week ago.

Three New Zealand diplomats and two staff from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have arrived in the capital of Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province on Monday.

The Corruption Eradication Commission in Indonesia has arrested Papua Governor Lukas Enembe on allegations of bribery.

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West Papua human rights defender Victor Yeimo was formally indicted on charges of treason at the Jayapura District Court on Monday.

Tributes have been flowing in from around the region for Pastor Allen Nafuki, the head of Vanuatu's Vanuatu's Christian Council

Twelve people have been arrested over an alleged terrorist plot to attack an archbishop and police stations in the Indonesian province of Papua, local police officials said.

Greenpeace says the New Zealand government should step in and stop this country's dairy industry from using PKE as a supplementary feed.

The killing of a senior officer in the Indonesia army in Papua has prompted President Joko Widodo to order a crackdown on rebel groups.

An Indonesian military plane has been shot at by a faction of the West Papua Liberation Army in Papua province.

The West Papua Liberation Army says four of its members have been shot dead by Indonesia's military in Tembagapura district.

Gunmen opened fire on a small commercial plane as it landed in Indonesia's Papua on Saturday.