Young Papuan man fatally shot during road blockade triggered by car accident

On 3 December 2025, at around 4:00 pm, 20-year-old indigenous Papuan, Mr Yanuarius Pekei, was shot dead while joining a protest on the connecting road from Paniai to Dogiyai in the Deiyai Regency, Central Papua Province. Mr Pekei sustained a lethal gunshot wound to the neck and died at the scene.

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Health negligence case triggers public discussions on health crisis in West Papua: Papuan pregnant woman dies in Jayapura after being rejected by four hospitals

On 16 and 17 November 2025, Mrs Irene Sokoy, a pregnant indigenous Papuan woman living on one of the small islands in Lake Sentani, Jayapura Regency, Papua Province, died together

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Four political prisoners from Sorong found guilty of treason and sentenced to seven months in prison for delivering letters

On 19 November 2025, judges at the Makassar District Court in Makassar City, South Sulawesi Province, sentenced four Papuan political prisoners from Sorong City to seven months’ imprisonment on treason charges.

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Legalizing arbitrariness: The human rights cost of Indonesia’s rushed criminal procedure code revision

n Tuesday, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) unanimously passed the revision of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) into Law. While the plenary session was marked by applause and claims of “modernisation,” Indonesia’s civil society has raised deep concerns regarding the new Law.

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Military members alleged to have tortured and executed indigenous Papuan in Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency

Members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) killed Mr Frengki Kogoya, 21, in the vicinity of the Jayawijaya District Military Command (Kodim 1702) in Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, on 11 November 2025.

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Military operations in Papuan highlands continue as people launch series of protests against militarism, demanding withdrawal of troops

People across West Papua have been protesting against the growing militarisation and ongoing expansion of military operations in the Papuan central highlands.

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Alleged enforced disappearances, mass displacement, and starvation risks following military operations in Lanny Jaya

An Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) air-and-ground operation in Yigemili Village, Melagi District, Lanny Jaya Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, on 05 October 2025, allegedly resulted in the enforced disappearance of two civilians named Mr Yoban Kine Wenda, 60,  and Mr Wiringga Walia Wenda, 23.

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Papua Quarterly Report Q3 2025: Violence and Impunity: Killings and arrests as security forces expand across West Papua

This 12-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 West Papua, and international responses and initiatives. It covers the period from 1 July to 30 September 2025.

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Alarming setback: Indonesia’s Human Rights Law revision threatens independent oversight

Indonesia’s National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has expressed deep concerns regarding a proposed revision to Indonesia’s foundational human rights legislation that threatens to fundamentally undermine independent human rights protection mechanisms.

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Papuan human rights defender intimidated and attacked after advocating for land rights in Jakarta

Between 1 and 7 October 2025, Mrs Selly Selegani, a Papuan female human rights activist known for her advocacy against the Wabu Block gold mining project in Intan Jaya Regency, was subjected to a series of acts of intimidation, harassment, and physical violence after returning to Jayapura from advocacy activities in Jakarta.

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IDP Update October 2025: Military campaign disrupts civilian life and services while causing new displacements

Between September and October 2025, West Papua experienced widespread internal displacement affecting more than 103,218 civilians across multiple regencies due to Indonesian military operations and armed conflict

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Police disperse KNPB activists and Yahim residents during community service activity

On the morning of 8 September 2025, around 30 police officers from the Jayapura District Police, using three police cars and six patrol motorcycles, dispersed members of the National Committee for West Papua (KNPB) Sentani Region and Yahim residents while they were carrying out a community service activity to clean the Yahim Sentani highway, Sentani Town,

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