Papua

Elite politics and Freeport Indonesia’s non-compliance continue to deny Timotius Kambu his owed wages

Faulty administrative procedures led to the misuse of village development funds in Papua

Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘But that is, after all, the relationship between land and power... Whoever holds power will impose their view.’

Lontar Modern Indonesia: ‘Siapa yang pegang kuasa, akan paksakan pandangannya tentang bagaimana cara mengatur aset alam itu.’

Young men in Papua reassert their manhood through penis enlargement

History and heritage in the Indonesian imagination

A new documentary about a Papuan woman’s daily struggle to survive opens debate on the grave issues affecting her society

Indonesia has halved poverty since 1990, but significant challenges remain

HIV/AIDS is spreading rapidly because of the profound inequalities that afflict Papua

Herb Feith Annual Memorial Lecture 2014

A story of mass starvation tells us much about media coverage and local government in Papua

Election campaigning in highland Papua breaks all the stereotypes

It’s easy to blame the central government for all of Papua’s problems, but it’s also inaccurate

Special Autonomy has crippled health services in the Papuan Highlands

Education is a mess in Papua’s highlands, but fault doesn’t lie with the Papuans alone

HIV/AIDS is posing an ever greater threat to the health and welfare of people in the highlands of Papua

Three stories of people with HIV/AIDS in the central highlands of Papua show that both the government and community have a long way to go in confronting this major epidemic

Stories from Papua’s political prisoners show life at the edge of freedom

In West Papua province’s Raja Ampat islands, a local fisheries conservation initiative is setting a global standard

Papua’s rural lowlands are being transformed by an encroaching global economy, but what happens to the people there is an open question