West Papua is the easternmost territory. It is the western half of New Guinea, the world's second largest island after Greenland, with Papua New Guinea (PNG) comprising the eastern half.

West Papua borders the independent nation of Papua New Guinea. The island has some 245 different tribal peoples. Indigenous peoples in West Papua and Papua New Guinea speak some 15% of the world's ...

A new wave of violence has hit the restive Indonesian region of West Papua after hundreds of protesters, mostly high school students, set fire to several buildings in a town on Monday. At least 23 ...

The final vote tally was 124 member states in favour and 14 against, with 43 nations abstaining. The Pacific countries that ...

International scrutiny of Indonesia's brutal occupation of West Papua was given a boost with the release of the documentary Paradise Bombed, which details Indonesia’s military occupation of West Papua ...