JAKARTA — Indigenous rights activists have condemned the Indonesian government’s decision to grant 328,000 hectares (810,505 acres) of cultivation rights for a massive rice plantation project in Papua ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - In a jungled corner of Indonesia's Papua, the Awyu tribe await a Supreme Court verdict that will determine whether thousands of hectares of rainforest will be cleared for a vast ...

Representatives of the Awyu and Moi Indigenous tribes protest in front of Indonesia's Supreme Court - Copyright AFP BAY ISMOYO Representatives of the Awyu and Moi ...

Indonesia's top court on Nov. 1 rejected an appeal by an Indigenous tribe in its lawsuit against a palm oil firm, leaving it at risk of losing vast swathes of ancestral forest, rights groups said. The ...

Escalating violence in Indonesia’s West Papua region is threatening the security of the largely Indigenous population amid intensified clashes between Indonesian security forces and separatist rebels, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Papua, Indonesia In Indonesia’s dense rainforests, in the mysterious land of Papua, resides a tribe known as the Korowai people.

Catholic Church officials have come out in support of a Papuan indigenous tribe after an Indonesian court refused to revoke permits to start an oil palm plantation that threatens to clear the tribals' ...

Indigenous communities of several ethnolinguistic groups across South Papua province have erected customary bar ...

Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua has both stunning landscapes and an array of tribes that still honor many traditional practices and rituals. Baliem Valley in Wamena has one of the highest ...

Industri sawit melakukan ekspansi besar ke Papua dalam beberapa tahun terakhir dan dikhawatirkan merusak hutan di sana. Sementara di sisi lain, Indonesia sedang berjuang melawan kampanye negatif, ...

An Irish influencer is facing intense criticism after posting a TikTok video in Papua featuring what he labeled a “cannibal tribe.” The viral clip showed the creator and a group of tourists ...

Indigenous rights activists in Indonesia’s Papua region are condemning the government’s rapid approval of a massive rice plantation, arguing the government fast-tracked a key land permit without ...