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.
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
On 13 May 2025, a large-scale military (TNI) operation in the Sugapa and Hitadipa districts of Intan Jaya Regency, Papua Tengah province, resulted in the deaths and injuries of civilians.
This 9-page document lists cases and developments, including human rights violations and their patterns; 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 January to 31 March 2025.
Between 27 March and 3 April 2025, the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) launched a large-scale counterinsurgency operation in the Intan Jaya Regency,
As of March 2025, more than 77,886 people in West Papua remain internally displaced as a result of armed conflict between Indonesian security forces and the West Papua National Liberation Army
This comprehensive research report, compiled in 2024 and published in early 2025, reveals evidence of widespread, systematic attacks against indigenous civilians during security force operations in Indonesia’s Papua Tengah Province in April 2023.
As of December 2024, more than 85,295 people in West Papua [1] remain internally displaced as a result of armed conflict between Indonesian security forces and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB). Between October and December 2024, new internal displacements reportedly occurred in the regencies of Tambrauw and Pegunungan Bintang.
The Indonesian military continues to intensify its operations in West Papua, leading lately to increased displacement of indigenous communities and severe human rights abuses. Recent reports from the conflict-ridden region of Intan Jaya in Papua province have raised serious concerns about the safety of civilians caught in the crossfire between the Indonesian National Army (TNI) and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB).
As of April 2024, 76,919 people in West Papua, most of them indigenous Papuans, remain internally displaced as a result of the armed conflict in the region.
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