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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Papuans should avoid being hoaxed by internet ban news: Telkom

State-owned telecommunications company PT Telkom's subsidiary, PT Telkom Witel Papua, urged Papua’s people to ...

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 ...

Police interrogate 15 Papuan youngsters in Mimika

Some 15 young Papuans were questioned by Mimika police investigators for allegedly holding a traditional stone-burning ...

Yahukimo District head confirms 600 Papuan students returned home

A government official confirmed that some 1,950 native Papuan students from Yahukimo are studying at universities ...

KMSP confirms two deaths, 27 wounded in recent Papua protests

Papua Chapter Sem Awom stated, on August 29, three civilians incurred shot wounds during a rally that the local ...

Rights activists in Papua urge govt to offer comprehensive solution

Papua Chapter Sem Awom told a press conference on behalf of the KMSP members in Jayapura on Tuesday (Sept 17). The ...

PNG consistently supports Indonesia's sovereignty over Papua: MP

While receiving Indonesian Parliament’s several members in Port Moresby last week, Papua New Guinean (PNG) ...

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 ...