Jürgen Habermas envisioned a public sphere grounded in dialogue, mutual understanding and accountability – today's digital ecosystem deviates significantly from this.| E-International Relations
Open Letter from Pacific CSOs to PIF on the Situation in West Papua The post Open Letter from Pacific CSOs to PIF on the Situation in West Papua appeared first on .|
In the early hours of 7 August 2025, Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) reportedly raided the Oholumu Village, Mewoluk District, Puncak Jaya Regency, resulting in the burning of civilian homes, the destruction of church facilities, and the shooting of a 13-year-old girl named Y. W. The post Military operation in Puncak Jaya leaves 13-year-old girl wounded and village in ruins appeared first on .|
On 10 August 2025, police officers from the Teluk Bintuni Police Department arbitrarily arrested two young women, Mrs Aksimina Muuk,20, and Mrs Derina Mosoum, 20, at Bintuni Bay Port, Papua Barat Province, along with a five-month-old infant and a five-year-old boy, Wene Husage. The post Two mothers and two children arbitrarily arrested at Bintuni Bay Port appeared first on .|
Between April and July 2025, Papuan students studying in Indonesian cities have faced an alarming escalation of coordinated intimidation campaigns across Gorontalo, Surabaya, and Yogyakarta. The post Escalating intimidation campaign against Papuan students across Indonesia: A recurring pattern of systematic rights violations appeared first on .|
President Prabowo Subianto's decision to grant amnesty to six political prisoners from West Papua and Maluku ahead of Indonesia's 80th Independence Day has drawn mixed reactions from human rights organisations, with advocates welcoming the releases while questioning the limited scope and timing of the presidential pardons. The post President’s amnesty decision raises questions about political prisoner rights appeared first on .|
This 10-page document outlines cases and developments, including human rights violations and their patterns, the escalation of armed conflict and its impact on civilians, significant political shifts in Indonesia affecting […] The post Papua Quarterly Report Q2 2025: Escalation without acccountability: Intensified military operations amidst erosion of civil liberties appeared first on .|
On 17 July 2025, security forces were recorded demanding community funds from village heads in Beoga District, Puncak Regency, Central Papua.| humanrightsmonitor.org
ELITE riot units have been deployed in Sorong, West Papua, as riots broke out on the streets when four freedom fighters were prosecuted by authorities. The post Riots over Papua arrests appeared first on Islands Business.| Islands Business
As of mid-August 2025, 80,709 people in West Papua remain internally displaced as a result of armed conflict between TNI-Polri and OPM.| humanrightsmonitor.org
On 10 August 2025, Indonesian security forces shot three children at the Moanemani Airport, Kamu, Dogiyai Regency, Central Papua Province.| humanrightsmonitor.org
On 12 June 2025, police officers detained LBH lawyer Imanus Komba, and protester Kolki Gwijangge during a demonstration in Jayapura, Papua.| humanrightsmonitor.org
On 17 May 2025, the Papuan parliament announced it will report the Jubi case to TNI and Indonesian National Police Headquarters in Jakarta.| humanrightsmonitor.org
The Sumuri tribe in Teluk Bintuni, West Papua, rejects expansion of palm oil plantations by PT. Borneo Subur Prima and PT. Farita Maju Utama.| humanrightsmonitor.org
On 11 April 2025, farmers in Biha, Makimi, Nabire, Papua Tengah Province, complained about environmental degradation caused by PT Kristalin.| humanrightsmonitor.org
On 14 and 15 April 2025, ethnic horizontal violence erupted in the Dogiyai Regency, Papua Tengah Province,| humanrightsmonitor.org
On 6 May 2025, TNI members fired explosives at Kelanungin, Gome, Puncak, West Papua, killing Deris Kogoya, and causing injuriies to Jemi Alom.| humanrightsmonitor.org
Indonesian security forces have continued raids in the regencies, Puncak, Yahukimo, Intan Jaya, Pegunungan Bintang, and Nduga in April 2025.| humanrightsmonitor.org
On 16 April 2025, Indonesian army members and civilians ill-treated Damianus Goo at Moanemani market in Dogiyai, Papua Tengah Province.| humanrightsmonitor.org
On 19 April 2025, Indonesian army members killed indigenous Papuan Yulli Kalakmabin in Wanbakon, Serambakon, Pegunungan Bintang, West Papua.| humanrightsmonitor.org
On 10 April 2025, members of the Student Executive Board of the University of Papua (BEM UNIPA), supported by Papuan students and civil society, conducted a peaceful protest against the revision of the Military Law and the expansion of the National Strategic Projects (PSN) in Manokwari, Papua Barat Province.| humanrightsmonitor.org
Amnesty International Secretary General, Mrs Agnes Callamard, issued a warning regarding the rise in authoritarian practices in Indonesia.| humanrightsmonitor.org
“If the Indonesian government has its way, the area we’ve always called home, where we’ve lived and hunted for thousands of years, will cease to exist.”— Rosa Moiwend.| E-Tangata
On 1 November 2024, the Supreme Court rejected the cassation appeal filed by the indigenous Awyu tribe against PT Indo Asiana Lestari.| humanrightsmonitor.org
On 24 September 2024, the Indonesian Supreme Court acquitted human rights activists Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti from all charges.| humanrightsmonitor.org
On 21 September 2024, the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) released pilot from New Zealand Captain Phillip Mark Mehrtens.| humanrightsmonitor.org
Lami Faan, a Papuan human rights defender from Maybrat was intimidated following her testimony at the United Nations Human Rights Council.| humanrightsmonitor.org