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Armed civilians tortures, kills two in Papua's Sugapa district

An armed civilian group has reportedly tortured and killed two people in Sugapa district in the easternmost Indonesian ...

Public health services in Timika remain unaffected amid pandemic

Public health services in the remote mountainous and coastal areas of Mimika District, Papua Province, remain ...

Police confirm 16 native Papuans injured in Jayawijaya tribal clash

Some 16 native Papuans suffered arrow wounds in a tribal clash erupting in Jayawijaya District's area, Papua, on ...

253 native Papuans granted university scholarships

The Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs has awarded scholarships to 253 native Papuans to help them pursue ...

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Indonesia challenged to resolve alcohol addiction in Papua

Alcohol consumption remains a serious problem in Papua though the liquor production, distribution, and sale have ...

Papua police seize 1,000 liters of liquor in Nabire district

The Indonesian police have continued to crack down on liquor producers and sellers in Papua province and seized one ...

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A tale of Indonesian soldiers' care for boosting Papuans' literacy

owned school. The students and teachers warmly welcome t‏hese voluntary teachers. Edowardus Burman Tenjap, a ...

800 job aspirants failing civil servant recruitment protest in Papua

Some 800 people protested in Keppi, the capital of Mappi District, in Papua after being unsuccessful in clearing the ...

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More armed Papuan rebels declare allegiance to Motherland

More and more armed Papuan rebels have surrendered and declared their allegiance to the Unitary State of the Republic ...

Indonesian police continue to clamp down on Papua's liquor producers

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

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, ...

Former Papuan separatist hands over rifle to military

A former supporter of an armed Papuan separatist group, handed over his rifle and two 22-caliber bullets to the ...

Indonesian soldiers bridge teacher shortage gap in Papua

owned school. Edowardus Burman Tenjap, a fourth-grade student at this YPK's elementary school, expressed ...

Papua Police refutes lawyer's report on political prisoners

Papua Police rejected a report detailing deaths of 57 political prisoners and 243 civilians in Papua since December ...