On 8 October 2026, members of the Indonesian Marine Corps allegedly shot dead Mr Toni Meyok, after being detained at the Marine Post Bravo 2 A in Samboga Village, Seradala District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province.
Christian Solidarity International (CSI) raised concerns at the UN Human Rights Council on 1 October 2026 that the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in West Papua’s six provinces had reached 127,000 by September 2026, up from 105,000 six months earlier
CSI statement at the UN: Displacement in West Papua has climbed to 127,000 Read More »
On 6 October 2026, a petitioner raised West Papua before the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee during its hearing on New Caledonia in New York.
Melanesian leaders to step up West Papua advocacy as Indonesia objects at UN hearing Read More »
On 7 October 2026, two intelligence officers affiliated with the Strategic Intelligence Agency of the Indonesian Armed Forces (Badan Intelijen Strategis, BAIS) visited the rented accommodation of the local Secretary-General of the West Papua National Committee (Komite Nasional Papua Barat, KNPB), Mr Yoseph Novaris Wogan Apay, 42, in the Almasuh area, Merauke Regency, Papua Selatan Province.
On 30 September 2026, officers of the Dogiyai District Police apprehended Mr Zeth Giyai in front of the Kamuu District Office in Mauwa Village, Dogiyai Regency, Papua Tengah province.
Police arbitrarily detain and torture Papuan civilian in Dogiyai Regency Read More »
On 2 October 2026, at an unspecified time, members of a National Armed Forces (TNI) Marine Corps unit allegedly apprehended 18 indigenous Papuans in the Jalan Gunung area of Dekai Town, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province.
Marines arbitrarily detain 18 indigenous Papuans in Yahukimo Regency Read More »
On 22 September 2026, members of the Indonesian Navy’s Marine Corps (Marinir) allegedly apprehended Nisel Payage, a teenager, in front of a shop in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province.
Teenager arbitrarily detained by marines personnel in Dekai Read More »
On 30 September 2026, members of the Jayapura City Police (Polresta Jayapura Kota) allegedly assaulted Wialo Silak, Chair of the Student Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Mahasiswa, MPM) at Cenderawasih University (Uncen), at the Jayapura City Police Headquarters in Jayapura City, Papua Province.
On 26 September 2026, Indonesian Marine personnel allegedly apprehended Mr Wilem Wakom, a civil servant (ASN) and resident of Wakom Village, East Aifat District, Maybrat Regency, Papua Barat Daya Province.
Civil servant arbitrarily detained and tortured at Marine Post in Maybrat Read More »
On 25 September 2026, members of the 315th Infantry Battalion/Garuda and the Taipur Team of the TNI Habema Operations Command conducted a military operation in Danggomba Village, Hitadipa District, Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua Province, resulting in the instant death of Mr Hermanus Hogajau and Mr Malobega Hogajau.
On 30 September 2026, police officers reportedly arrested Tilius Telenggen, 26, an activist and member of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) Makassar branch, in the Bara-Baraya neighbourhood of Makassar City, South Sulawesi Province.
Papuan activist reportedly detained during land eviction solidarity action in Makassar Read More »
On 30 September 2026, Indonesian police intervened in a student protest at the Jayapura University of Science and Technology (USTJ) campus in Padang Bulan, Abepura District, Jayapura City, Papua Province.
On 13 July 2026, members of the Indigenous Ateta clan (Marga Ateta) from Sumuri District, Teluk Bintuni Regency, West Papua Province, staged a peaceful protest beginning at approximately 07.00 am at the Office of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) in Teluk Bintuni Regency.
On 9 July 2026, reports emerged that members of the Moi indigenous community, together with the Malamoi Indigenous Peoples’ Organisation (LMA Malamoi), had rejected state claims and planned government programmes affecting customary territories in Sorong Regency, Papua Barat Daya Province.
Moi Indigenous community rejects state claims over customary land in Sorong Regency Read More »
Pacific Island leaders have used the 81st UN General Assembly in New York to renew calls for Indonesia to allow the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit West
Pacific leaders call on Indonesia to open West Papua to UN Human Rights Chief Read More »
On 29 July 2026, personnel of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), reportedly affiliated with Kodim 1715/Yahukimo, allegedly arrested Mr Ekinus Magayang, 23, a civilian and student from Senyom Village, Kwelamdua District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan province.
Civilian arbitrarily detained by military personnel in Yahukimo Regency Read More »
Five years after the attack on the Kisor military post, various districts in the Maybrat Regency remain under heavy military occupation.
Maybrat Update September 2026: Living in the shadow of the gun Read More »
Two new reports published in August 2026 by the Pusaka Foundation and Satya Bumi document what their authors describe as widespread violations of indigenous peoples’ rights caused by the National Strategic Project (PSN) for the Food and Energy Estate Area (KPPE) in Merauke Regency, South Papua.
New reports document rights violations and ecological damage in Merauke Mega-Project Read More »
Police officers allegedly used physical violence against seven members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in two separate incidents in Jayapura City and Sentani, Jayapura Regency, Papua Province, on 11 and 13 August 2026.
Security forces reportedly open fire at a group ofsix indigenous Papuan civilians near Samboga Village, Yahukimo Regency, on 18 September 2026, while returning from a local gold-panning site.
