On 22 May 2025, a peaceful protest organised by students of Cenderawasih University (Uncen) in Jayapura City, Papua Province, was met with violent repression by joint forces of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and Military (TNI).
Indigenous rights advocates from across Indonesia presented alarming evidence of systematic persecution to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights during a critical meeting in the Republic of Congo in late May 2025.
The Indonesian government’s plan to implement a National Strategic Project (PSN) worth 24 trillion rupiah in the Papua Barat Daya Province has sparked resistance from indigenous communities.
Violence against journalists in Indonesia reached alarming levels in 2024, with security forces emerging as the primary perpetrators of attacks on press freedom.
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On Saturday morning, 31 May 2025, at approximately 11:00 am, Papuan political activist, Mr Er Giban, 18, was subjected to intimidation and ill-treatment by members of the Yahukimo District Police in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province.
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he four Papuan political activists, Mr Nikson May, 56, Mr Maksi Sangkek, 39, Mr Abraham Goram Gaman, 55, and Mr Piter Robaha, 54, have been held at Sorong City Police Headquarters since 28 April 2025 on charges of treason (makar) and violations of Indonesia’s Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law.
The legal process and arrest of Peni Pekey in West Papua raised serious concerns over systematic criminalisation.
A recent Constitutional Court ruling offers both hope and caution for the future of free expression in the world’s third-largest democracy.
Indonesian military personnel carried out raids in the Tangma District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, between 13 and 15 June 2025, killing an elderly civilian and torturing two indigenous Papuans.
On 18 June 2025. military (TNI) members reportedly shot dead three´indigenous civilians in the villages Bulapa and Yoparu,, Sugapa District, Intan Jaya, Regency, Papua Tengah Province.
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Human rights organisations have condemned the trial process against Mr Rife Kerebea as unfair.
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On 5 May 2025, at approximately 12:09 pm, 17-year-old Ivan Kabak, a student at SMK Yapesli Yahukimo, was arbitrarily detained by members of the Damai Cartenz Unit Police Unit in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province.
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On 12 June 2025, police officers reportedly opened fire while patrolling the Deiyapa Village, Kamu Timur District, Dogiyai Regency, Papua Tengah Province, injuring a 17-year-old Papuan, Jebulon Pigai
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In recent months, Indonesia has witnessed an alarming resurgence of military influence in civilian affairs, raising serious concerns about democratic regression and the erosion of civilian supremacy. This trend, spearheaded by the administration of President Prabowo Subianto, reflects an orchestrated effort to reintroduce the dual-function doctrine of the armed forces (TNI), which the Reformasi Movement of 1998 sought to dismantle.
The humanitarian crisis in West Papua has reached a critical stage. As of June 2025, more than 97,721 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).
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On 17 May 2025, the Papuan House of Representatives (DPR Papua) announced it would escalate the matter to the TNI Headquarters (Mabes TNI) and the Indonesian National Police Headquarters (Mabes Polri) in Jakarta.
On 14 May 2025, the bishop ordination at the Three Kings Cathedral in Timika, Central Papua, was disrupted by the arbitrary detention of several indigenous Papuan Catholic youth activists by Mimika District Police
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The community had blocked the road in response to the arbitrary arrest and subsequent detention of 11 indigenous community members on 8 May 2025. The police pressed charges against them on 10 May under allegations of misappropriating company-owned diesel fuel.
The Indonesian military (TNI) launched an operation involving air strikes and ground forces against the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in the districts of Gome and Gome Utara in late May 2025.
On 15 March 2025, Police officers arbitrarily arrested Mr Ortizan F. Tarage,34, while fishing in a pond behind the Training Complex on Education Road, Kilometer 8 in Sorong, Papua Barat Daya Province.
