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Police urged to clamp down on anti-Indonesian campaigners in Papua

Hengky Heselo, a native Papuan community leader in Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, appealed to the police to crack ...

Papua's human rights group condemns armed attack on students

The Advocate for Papua Policy and Human Rights (PAK HAM) has condemned a fatal shooting incident in Ilaga Subdistrict, ...

Atanius Murib's body has yet to get evacuated: police

The body of Atanius Murib (16), a student of Ilaga senior high school (SMA) who was gunned down by unidentified armed ...

Papua police probe into Puncak's fatal shooting incident

The investigators of Puncak District's police precinct are continuing efforts to uncover the shootings of two ...

Student sustaining gunshot wound evacuated to Timika: police

Manus Murib, an 11th grade student of Gome vocational high school (SMK) who sustained a serious gunshot wound, had been ...

West Papua police foil arms trafficking operation; arrest three

West Papua police thwarted an attempt by an underground arms syndicate to trade weapons and ammunition smuggled from ...

Papua police continue probe into deadly shootings

Papua police officials said they are continuing efforts to uncover a series of deadly shootings over the past few ...

Jusuf Kalla says he is ready to mediate govt's dialogue with Papuans

General Chairman of the Indonesian Mosques Council (DMI) Jusuf Kalla has hinted that he is ready to mediate a dialogue ...

Papua police vigilant ahead of voting day

The security situation in 11 Papuan districts headed for simultaneous regional elections on December 9, 2020 has so far ...

Armed Papuans stealing village funds has become a homework: police

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw highlighted that the armed Papuan criminal groups' thievery ...

Armed Papuan criminals disrupt endeavors to improve locals' welfare

Notorious armed Papuan criminal groups operational in the administrative areas of Intan Jaya have recurrently hindered ...

Papuan killed in gunfight joined notorious armed group year ago

The Indonesian police on Thursday said Rufinus Tigau, who was killed in a gun battle with security personnel on October ...

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In quest of peaceful resolution to Papua conflict

The cycle of violence in the Indonesian province of Papua has remained unbroken with armed groups in the Intan Jaya and ...

Need joint action from authorities, people on Papua violence: lawmaker

A legislator representing the Papuan constituency has appealed to the police and military (TNI) to work closely with ...

All violent conflicts can be resolved peacefully: Jusuf Kalla

Indonesia’s former vice president, Jusuf Kalla, said, in principle, all violent conflicts can be resolved through ...