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Police confirm two Ojek drivers gunned down by Papuan separatists

An armed Papuan separatist group proceeded with its campaign to kill innocent civilians, Thursday, by gunning down two ...

Police identify group spreading rumors in Timika

The Mimika Police in Papua has identified the group allegedly spreading rumors to create unrest in Timika, Mimika ...

Deployment of two TNI aircraft to evacuate riot victims in Wamena

Two aircraft of the Indonesian Military (TNI) were roped in for the evacuation of victims after riots broke out in ...

Police puts Wamena riot death toll at 23

The death toll after a violent rally staged by native Papuan students in Wamena, Jayawijaya District’s capital ...

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 ...

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 ...

President orders authority to tackle Papua unrest: Moeldoko

President Joko Widodo has instructed the authority to tackle the unrest in Papua proportionally and professionally, ...

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 ...

Papua Police Chief confirms hoax fueled mass protest in Wamena

Papua Police Chief Inspector General Rudolf A. Rodja attributed the mass protest in Wamena, Jayawijaya District, Papua, ...

Papua governor urges to end destabilizing activities

Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has stressed on immediately stopping activities that disrupt security and stability in the ...

Police launch manhunt for hoax suspect

The police is launching an organized and intensive search for a person suspected of spreading hoax that fueled a ...

Jayawijaya district govt says it is not responsible for returnees

The Jayawijaya district government said it accepts no responsibility to send the students, who had returned home in the ...