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Claims Indonesian humanitarian service supported military operations in West Papua
A humanitarian air service has been accused of transporting Indonesian military...
Andrew Mathieson 13 Jul 2026
Body of US pilot killed by Papua rebels recovered
Indonesia's military has recovered the body of a US pilot who was shot dead ‌by...
Kanaky alliance falls short of majority in New Caledonia provincial elections
A poor turnout of Kanaky voters at long-awaited polls has contributed to hurting...
Andrew Mathieson 1 Jul 2026
Kanaky independence push works to gain ground mobilising Indigenous voters for key New Caledonia election
The political party largely representing the Kanaky independence movement has be...
Andrew Mathieson 22 Jun 2026
Prominent activist goes missing after accusing Indonesia of committing West Papuan ecocide

The family of a prominent West Papua activist has lost contact with its matriarch who has been missing in the occupied territory for almost two weeks.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 5, 2026
West Papuan rebels claim killed miners were Indonesian military soldiers and police in disguise

West Papuan separatists in the occupied territory's eastern region allege eight gold miners they shot and killed on Thursday were undercover members of Indonesian security forces.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 26, 2026
West Papua Association condemns drone attack on church

At least two civilians were feared dead and two others injured after an aerial bombing at a Catholic church compound in the Central Papua province, West Papua.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 20, 2026
West Papuan voices speak out against latest aggression from Indonesian forces

Senior West Papuan figures have slammed the most recent Indonesian attacks on the occupied Indigenous territory of Western New Guinea. Inside the space of approximately 48 hours, a West Papuan indepen...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 20, 2026
France pushes for renewed New Caledonian election against howls of political protest

New Caledonia's deferred provincial elections may come with new conditions which have drawn sharp criticism from the Kanak independence movement.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 15, 2026
Kanak national liberation front calls for unity, voter registration drive on path to independence

New Caledonia independence alliance, the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front, has announced the resolutions adopted at its recent Extraordinary Congress, held in Nimbayes.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 18, 2025
West Papuans killed as Indonesian military escalates repression

Warning - this report contains a reference to sexual assault. West Papua separatists say 15 civilians were among 19 people killed across the Papuan highlands in a week of Indonesian military attacks.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 29, 2025
Australians face court over allegedly supplying weapons to West Papuan liberation forces

Two Australian men will face court next month in Brisbane over supplying weapons to a guerilla campaign by West Papuan separatists. The charges relate to allegedly trafficking guns to the paramilitary...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 17, 2025
Kanaky Indigenous alliance reject latest French deal for limited independence of New Caledonia

An in-principle agreement for New Caledonia to form independence from France appears to be in tatters. New Caledonia's-majority pro-independence coalition is rejecting the Bougival agreement – t...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 14, 2025
West Papua political representatives put on notice following arrests

Indonesian forces in West Papua have arrested 42 Papuan liberation activists, including a prominent 74-year-old tribal chief, during an independence separatist meeting.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 8, 2025
Papuan separatists claim Indonesian military is bombing villages to suppress independence

Indonesia have renewed a wave of air strikes, according to West Papua separatists, bombing several virtuous villages surrounding the small town of Ilaga, while displacing entire communities that has r...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson May 19, 2025
NZ helicopter pilot shot dead, allegedly by Papua rebels

Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot after it landed in Indonesia's Papua region, 18 months after rebels abducted another NZ pilot.

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