The United Liberation Movement for West Papua said civilians killed included a 75-year-old, two women and a child. Both the women were allegedly found on 23 May in shallow graves. A spokesperson from ...

The leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua says women and children are being forced to leave their villages ...

Wamena, Papua Province, 2016: Dani tribe women participate ... practice-in-papua-indonesia/. Senaman. "Iki Palek and Nasu Palek Traditions of Dani Tribe, Papua." West Papua Voice, 28 May 2024 ...

Indonesia invaded West Papua in 1962; the Dutch were pressured ... Hundreds of Papuan leaders from different tribes—men and women, young and old—participated in the week-long event.

and women are active every day and earn a living every day.” The forest is a short 13 kilometers (8 miles) away from downtown Jayapura, the capital city of Papua, Indonesia’s easternmost province.

When a beloved member of their community or a loved one dies, the women of the Dani tribe perform an act that may seem extreme to outsiders but is deeply rooted in their traditions. From ₦10k to ...

This last weekend brought the news of another deadly attack in the Papua region of eastern Indonesia ... plan to split the provinces of Papua and West Papua into five new provinces, by creating ...

ensions flared in West Papua over the weekend after members of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) rebel group opened fire on a National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) delegation accompanying ...

JAKARTA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Friday launched construction of a carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS)project in West Papua province operated by BP Plc ...

KEEROM, Papua: Playing together at home with his two cousins of roughly the same age, four-year-old Berto stands out. Unlike his cousins - who appeared cheerful and playful with one another ...

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck the West Papua region in Indonesia, the GFZ reported. The quake hit the country at 3.43am local time. There was no tsunami threat.