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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 ...

Indonesia yet undecided on repatriating ex-foreign ISIS fighters

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) hinted at uncertainty over repatriation of some 600 ex-members of the legion of foreign ...

Air Force's Hercules aircraft evacuate 9,078 refugees from Wamena

The Indonesian Air Force deployed Hercules aircraft to evacuate 9,078 refugees from Wamena, Jayawijaya District, after ...

Papua enhances puskesmas' role in patient handling following riots

The Papua Provincial Health Office is optimizing the role of community health centers (puskesmas) to tend to patients ...

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Suppressing armed Papuan rebels paramount to saving innocent civilians

Two motorcycle taxi (Ojek) drivers dying near the Muara suspension bridge in Amnunggi Village, Ilaga Sub-district, ...

Government offers security guarantee to all Indonesians in Papua

The provincial government of Papua has made assurance of providing security to all Indonesian residents in Papua, ...

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 ...

Social dialog essential to placate tensions in Wamena, Papua: Indef

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) has pushed for holding intensive social dialog to allay ...

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 ...

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 ...

Indonesian police to prioritize handling Papua's armed criminals

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

All tribes in Manokwari to issue peace declaration

Representatives of all tribes in Manokwari District, West Papua Province will issue a peace declaration, Wednesday to ...

NGO in Papua facilitates victims of violence to report incidents

The Papua Civil Society Coalition (KMSP) opened its command post in Jayapura on Monday afternoon to assist victims of ...

Photographer loses camera, lenses during Jayapura riots

A freelance photographer of the "wartaplus.com" news portal, Anto Keit, lost his camera and several lenses ...

Police guarantee Papuans' safety, security in West Sulawesi

West Sulawesi Police Chief Brig. Gen. Baharuddin Djafar affirmed that all Papuan residents of the province remain safe ...