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Collection of discontent news, found 92 news.

Biak residents issue peace declaration, rejecting separatism

Various members of the public constituting the masses and religious figures in Biak Numfor District, Papua Province, ...

Jambi police deploy 350 mobile brigade personnel to Papua

The Jambi provincial police stationed 350 mobile brigade (Brimob) personnel to help the law enforcement mission in ...

West Papua police arrest 20 alleged rioters

The West Papua Police arrested 20 suspected of scorching and vandalizing buildings as well as looting properties during ...

Megawati sends envoy to meet Papuan Catholic and Christian leaders

Indonesia's fifth president and leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri ...

Riau Islands police elite unit's 252 members deployed to Papua

Some 252 personnel of the Riau Islands Police's mobile brigade (Brimob) unit were deployed to Papua and West Papua, ...

Five companies of North Maluku's police personnel ready for deployment

North Maluku’s Police placed five companies of mobile brigade personnel on standby as a precautionary measure ...

Feminist calls to enforce law against liquor sellers in Papua

Mimika Chapter Ros Namsa Kabes urged the Mimika district government and local police to enforce legal sanctions ...

Government must better protect Papuan women to avert separatism: Kabes

Mimika Chapter Ros Namsa Kabes stated here on Saturday. However, Kabes questioned where the money would go following ...

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Indonesia grapples with ending tensions in Papua and West Papua

Indonesian security personnel in Papua and West Papua have striven to restore law and order, while the central ...

Shopping malls, schools in Jayapura remain closed day after rioting

A day after Jayapura bore witness to riots, residents of this capital city of Papua Province yet found several shopping ...

Community leaders in Biak reject racism against native Papuans

Leaders of several ethnic community-based organisations in Biak Numfor District, Papua Province, have deplored the ...

Ikmapal draws Jokowi's attention to Papuans' welfare, social justice

Association of Papuan Students in Lampung (Ikmapal) urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to divert more focus on ...

Police on highest alert following KPU's election results' announcement

The Indonesian Police raised the national security alert to the highest level in line with the General Election ...

Siak prison's 34 inmates flee after ruckus

Some 34 prisoners of the Siak Sri Indrapura prison fled after a ruckus on early Saturday that resulted in the inmates ...

Military takes precautionary measures against security disturbances

Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto confirmed that his institution had taken precautionary ...