#excessive force

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Biak's Papuan communities thanked for preserving national integrity

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto has expressed gratitude to the Papuan customary ...

Two Surabaya TNI officers questioned for racist slurs

Two Indonesian Military (TNI) officers were questioned for their alleged racist slurs against students in Surabaya, ...

Military, police chiefs hold dialog with Papuan leaders in Biak

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto and National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian ...

Rais exhorts government to delay capital city relocation

National Mandate Party (PAN) patron Amien Rais has appealed to the central government to delay its plan to move ...

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 ...

East Java Police avers no Papuan students faced racism

The East Java Police dismissed reports of its officers having spoken a racist word while securing 43 Papuan students ...

Police Chief confirms situation placated in West Papua

The situation in Manokwari, West Papua, has been brought under control after riots had erupted in the province, ...

Israel arrested 900 children this year: NGO

Israeli forces have detained over 900 Palestinian children since the beginning of this year, according to a local NGO ...

President delivers five instructions to Indonesian Police

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has delivered five instructions to the Indonesian National Police (Polri) during the ...

Protests spread across US, more troops deployed to prevent fresh Ferguson riots

Protests spread across the United States late Tuesday and more than 2,000 National Guard troops were deployed in the ...

UN Watchdog Slams Israel Abuses, Demands Gaza War Probe

A UN human rights watchdog on Thursday urged Israel to respect the rights of Palestinians, and demanded the country ...

Hong Kong tension rises with police beating of protester

Hong Kong authorities said on Wednesday police involved in the beating of a pro-democracy protester would be removed ...

Military to follow up on acts of violence against journalists: Commander

Commander of the Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI) Admiral Agus Suhartono has ordered the Air Force chief to take legal ...

21 Gaza flotilla activists still in Israeli jail

A group of 21 activists who tried to sail to Gaza in breach of an Israeli blockade of the territory remain in Israeli ...