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Paramedics working in Papua need security guarantee: IDI

The Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) has appealed to security agencies and other related stakeholders, as well as ...

24 paramedics deployed to Wamena hospital in the wake of deadly riot

The health office of the Papua provincial government has deployed 24 paramedics, including an orthopedic specialist, an ...

Wamena's deadly riot refugees tended to adequately at police compound

The Association of Police Officers' Wives (Bhayangkari) provided eatables and beverages to community members ...

Traumatized doctors seek transfer from Wamena following mass murders

Tens of fearful and traumatized doctors have requested a transfer from Wamena, Papua Province, following the murders of ...

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 ...