JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto is considering pardons for prisoners linked to armed organisations in the restive easternmost province of Papua, including separatists, ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities on Thursday denied claims by separatist rebels in the Papua region that at least 17 gold miners slain by insurgents were members of security forces. The ...

“The people are angry. They are very angry,” said Harun, my 50-year-old Asmat guide as we were frogmarched off the rickety pontoon and seated next to the chief and deputy chief of Otsjanep, the most ...

Supporters of the independence of West Papua shout slogans during a rally commemorating the 59th anniversary of the failed efforts by Papuan tribal chiefs to declare independence from Dutch colonial ...

Catholic Church leaders have called for dialogue to bring an end to deadly violence in Indonesia’s conflict-torn Christian-majority Papua region. “The Church emphasizes the importance of peaceful ...

The Indonesian minister in charge of investments has declared there will be no new permits approved for oil palm plantations in the country’s Papua region, and that crops such as nutmeg and coffee ...