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Thousands seek refuge at Jayawijaya Police Headquarter after riots

Thousands of residents of Jayawijaya District, Papua Province, sought refuge at the Resort Police Headquarter and ...

Police interrogate 733 demonstrators after rally claims four lives

Investigators of the Papua police interrogated 733 demonstrators involved in a violent protest at Expo Waena in ...

Indonesian military confirms 17 deaths in Wamena's rioting

A violent rally staged by native Papuan students in Wamena, Jayawijaya District’s capital city, Papua, Monday, ...

Police expose Benny Wenda's involvement in Wamena's lethal riot

The Indonesian police unearthed the involvement of Benny Wenda, a West Papua movement separatist group member, in ...

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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Indonesian police examine link between violence in Wamena and Jayapura

The Indonesian Police revealed that they were thoroughly examining a likely link between a rally that native Papuan ...

Authority confirms suspension of flight operations at Wamena Airport

The Wamena Airport authority grounded flight operations temporarily on Monday over a riot that broke out in this ...

KMSP confirms two deaths, 27 wounded in recent Papua protests

Papua Chapter Sem Awom stated, on August 29, three civilians incurred shot wounds during a rally that the local ...

Rights activists in Papua urge govt to offer comprehensive solution

Papua Chapter Sem Awom told a press conference on behalf of the KMSP members in Jayapura on Tuesday (Sept 17). The ...

Komnas HAM urges Jokowi to hold dialog in Papua

Indonesia's Human Rights National Commission (Komnas HAM) has urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to hold a dialog ...

West Papua's ethnic group leaders await Jokowi's readiness: governor

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan awaits President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) readiness to meet provincial ...

Indonesian police to prioritize handling Papua's armed criminals

The Indonesian police will channel its efforts into handling armed criminals targeting civilians after potential ...

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Ensuring no more exodus of native Papuan students

Law and order have been restored by the Indonesian police in Jayapura, Papua, and Manokwari, West Papua Province after ...

Police chase down 12 persons wanted in West Papua unrest

The police succeeded in finding and capturing 12 individuals and placed them on the list of wanted persons (DPO) for ...

Maluku police chief, Papuan students dine over food for thought

Maluku Police Chief Inspector General Royke Lumowa held a function at his residential house on Tuesday evening by ...