Ignoring the last 3,000 years or so when there have been major influences from people from the west, the Melanesian population has remained relatively isolated since the split, the study authors say.

I am deeply saddened to learn of the murder of three West Papuans by Indonesian troops in Intan Jaya. The deadly incident ...

Two international organisations are leading a call for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) to elevate the membership status of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) at their upcoming ...

He told us in an email, “The West Indies once referred to all of ... So it is not uncommon for Karen to have about 1% predicted Melanesian ancestry given that her parents were born in these ...

For a decade, Benny Wenda has tirelessly campaigned to secure West Papua's place in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), advocating for a voice in the regional arena. As Chairman of the United ...

The group, including organisations from Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, the Philippines, India and the USA highlighted the threat to the survival of the indigenous Melanesians of West ...

Last week the 22nd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG ... the prospective membership of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP). It is the presence of FLNKS as a movement, rather ...

Melanesian leaders have rejected a push from ... Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) had been pressing to gain full membership of the ...

The government in recent months has also expelled foreign judges and blocked access to Facebook. Melanesian Spearhead Group grants West Papua group observer status; makes Indonesia associate member.

A make-or-break bid by West Papua's independence movement for diplomatic recognition by leaders of Australia's closest neighbours will dominate a meeting in Honiara this week. The Melanesian ...