On 25 November 2025, at around 9.00 pm, residents on Gunung Street in Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan province, observed a military drone repeatedly circling above their neighbourhood. The drone reportedly switched on a green light, followed by a yellow and then a white light, illuminating one particular house before releasing an aerial explosive.
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 with her unborn baby after being denied emergency care by four hospitals in Jayapura Regency and Jayapura City, Papua Province.
On 27 September 2025, Mr Kiliur Wakerkwa, an indigenous Papuan from Jayapura, was denied medical treatment in five different hospitals despite his acute condition following and accident.
Indonesia’s Constitutional Court has issued a landmark ruling prohibiting active police officers from holding civilian government positions.
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.
n a move that has ignited a fierce national debate on historical memory and justice, President Prabowo Subianto officially bestowed the title of National Hero upon Indonesia’s second president, General Suharto, during a ceremony at the State Palace on 10 November 2025.
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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.
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.
People across West Papua have been protesting against the growing militarisation and ongoing expansion of military operations in the Papuan central highlands.
On 6 November 2025, around 06:00 am, joint Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) launched a large-scale military operation in the area around the Eknemba Village, Sugapa District, Intan Jaya Regency,
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On 22 October 2025, a peaceful protest in the Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua Province, ended violently following repressive intervention by Indonesian police forces.
On 27 October 2025, residents of Kinmom-Snerbo Village in Biak Regency, Papua Province, staged a road blockade to protest the Indonesian Air Force’s (AURI) construction activities on their traditional farmland.
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.
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.
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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A panel of judges at the Wamena District Court sentenced four Indonesian police officers on Tuesday, 28 October 2025, for their roles in the fatal shooting of Mr Tobias Silak and the serious injury of Naro Dapla in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, on 20 August 2024.
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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.
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 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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On 3 October 2025, members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) reportedly arrested Mr Mumak Nirigi, 35, a resident of Mebarok District, near the Wisigi area, amidst intensified military operations.
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