West Papua

Two West Papuans have been sentenced to more than a year in an Indonesian prison over a rebellion.

Indonesia has lost a significant asset in its Pacific diplomacy efforts with the recent passing of the West Papuan, Franzalbert Joku. Audio

British MPs have urged the government to do more to press Indonesia to stop human rights abuses and violence in Papua.

A Polish tourist in Indonesia jailed for five years after meeting West Papuan rebels has filed an appeal of his sentence.

Indonesian prosecutors have demanded jail sentences for two West Papuans accused of possessing weapons.

A rebel group in Indonesia-ruled West Papua is protesting calls for one of its members to face the death penalty.

A Polish tourist in Indonesia sentenced to five years jail for meeting West Papuan rebels is maintaining his innocence ahead of an appeal. Audio

An Indonesian court has jailed a Polish tourist for five years after he was convicted of treason for meeting with West Papuan rebels.

A decision is expected today out of Indonesia's West Papua on the case of a Polish man who allegedly supplied arms to Papuan rebels.

Dozens of homes and a school in the western tip of Indonesia's West Papua province have flooded after torrential rain.

Three West Papuans charged with treason will be questioned in an Indonesian court today.

A former leading West Papuan independence campaigner who became an Indonesian government supporter, Franzalbert Joku, has died in Jayapura. Audio

Judges in Indonesia's Papua region will today rule on the case of a Polish man who allegedly supplied arms to Papuan rebels.

Volunteer education services continue for West Papuan children displaced by ongoing conflict in the Highlands.