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Terror sanctions in Papua not just limited to individuals: BNPT

The government’s decision to declare armed Papuan groups, or “KKB”, as "terrorists" entails ...

House backs Indonesia's fight against disinformation on Papuan issues

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Azis Syamsuddin hinted that the House fully supports all steps the ...

Wenda's actions politically inclined to claim international existence

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) leader Benny Wenda declaring the formation of an interim government ...

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Wenda's political gambit backfires in Papua

On December 1, 2020, Papuan separatist leader Benny Wenda declared an “interim government” in West Papua ...

MPR supports Indonesian government to act sternly against Benny Wenda

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker Bambang Soesatyo appealed to the Indonesian government to act sternly ...

Benny Wenda is creating an illusory state: Minister Mahfud

Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD opined that Benny Wenda was creating an illusory ...

Govt, military, police urged to maintain state authority in Papua

Responding to the recent developments in Papua and West Papua, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), ...

Benny Wenda has no authority to declare independence: Lemhanas

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) leader Benny Wenda, in exile in the UK, has no authority to declare a ...

Govt must ignore Benny Wenda's maneuver: UI law professor

Hikmahanto Juwana, professor of international law at the University of Indonesia, has urged the Indonesian government ...

House seeks government's firm, prompt measures against ULMWP's claim

Deputy House Speaker Azis Syamsuddin urged Indonesia's government to act sternly and promptly against the claim of ...

816 security personnel deployed in Jayapura as precautionary measure

Some 816 police and military personnel are on standby in areas around Jayapura, Papua, as a precautionary measure ...

Seven Papuans tried in Balikpapan are not political prisoners: police

Indonesia's National Police spokesman, Inspector General Argo Yuwono, dismissed a claim that seven Papuan youths, ...

Jayapura residents urged to remain calm ahead of Dec 1: Mily

Jayapura Chapter, KH Abdul Kahar Yelipele, called on all Papuans across Papua Province to maintain peace ahead of the ...

Jokowi urged to rebuild properties in Jayapura, Wamena

Jayapura Chapter KH Kahar Yelipele has appealed to President Joko Widodo to rebuild houses and kiosks that rioters set ...

NU-Jayapura chapter declines calls for jihad in Papua

The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in Jayapura, Papua’s capital city, expressed rejection to calls for jihad or fighting in ...