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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 ...

Jokowi to hold meeting with Papua's eminent figures: Moeldoko

Presidential Staff Chief retired general Moeldoko confirmed President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will shortly meet ...

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 ...

Restore security and order in Papua: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered restoration of security and order in Papua and West Papua Provinces ...

President Jokowi leads limited meeting on Papua

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) conducted a limited meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta Friday to discuss the ...

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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 ...

TNI, police deploy trucks to move thousand Papuan demonstrators home

Indonesian military (TNI) and police (Polri) deployed 10 trucks, Friday, to move thousand native Papuans home from the ...

Internet access restricted in Papua to curb fake news: Tito

Indonesian Police Chief, General Tito Karnavian, defended the Communication and Informatics Ministry's policy to ...

Second Sergeant Rikson farewelled with full military honors on Friday

The coffin of fallen Indonesian soldier of the Sriwijaya Regional Military Command, who died while securing a massive ...

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Indonesians face challenge ahead to fight racis, separatism in Papua

A circle of violence broke out again in the Indonesian province of Papua on Wednesday and ended with the deaths of an ...

Students urge govt to eliminate all forms of racism against Papuans

Tens of activists of the Tanjungpinang-Bintan Student Alliance staged a peaceful rally here on Tuesday to show their ...

Security, public order in Papua under control: Gen. Tito Karnavian

Security and public order in the provinces of Papua and West Papua are now under control, National Police Chief General ...