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Parliament to hold hearing on Papua riots

The Commission I of the House of Representatives (DPR) will invite the Commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces ...

West Papua police arrest 20 alleged rioters

The West Papua Police arrested 20 suspected of scorching and vandalizing buildings as well as looting properties during ...

Police confirm death toll reaches four in Papua's communal clashes

A police officer stated that clashes between two groups, who opposed and supported the violent rallies that erupted ...

Legislator called for stringent law enforcement in Papua

Legislator from the Ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) faction urged law enforcement agencies in ...

Megawati sends envoy to meet Papuan Catholic and Christian leaders

Indonesia's fifth president and leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Samuel Tabuni urges Papuan youth to reduce anger

Young Papuan leader Samuel Tabuni has asked the younger generation in Papua to reduce their anger and provide an ...

Prabowo urges parties to help president convince Papuans

Greater Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party General Chairman Prabowo Subianto has appealed to all parties, including ...

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 ...

Travel ban on 7 involved in racist speech

East Java Police has barred seven individuals from travelling overseas for their involvement in racist speeches against ...

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 ...