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President Jokowi pardons five political prisoners in Papua

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pardoned five political prisoners during his visit to Abepura Penitentiary in Jayapura, ...

Papuans` aspirations for a smelter to be soon realized

The aspirations of the Papuan provincial government and the local community to have a smelter will soon be met as the ...

President Yudhoyono asks Papuans to not waste their land

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the people of Papua to not waste their land which promises blessings ...

Papuan singer receives native support in Indonesian Idol finals

Papuas local government will support a Papuan girl, Nowela Mikhelia Elizabeth Auparay, who has been chosen as one of ...

Govt must reprimand Freeport over facility incident: Local councilor

The central government, provincial and district administrations must reprimand PT Freeport Indonesia over the ...

28 people found dead after incident at freeport mine

Twenty eight people have been found dead after an underground training facility at a US-owned PT Freeport Indonesia ...

Hundreds of papua separatists change allegiance

At least 212 members of the Papua separatist, OPM, have pledged to forgo the idea of establishing a free Papua state ...

Some parties fanning trouble in Papua

The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) suspects certain parties are bent on provoking conflicts in Papua. "We ...

USAID to continue supporting Papua`s agriculture empowerment program

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will continue its assistance to Papua`s local ...

UP4B ready to hold dialogue with papua separatists

The chairman of the government`s Unit for Acceleration of Development in Papua and West Papua (UP4B) Lieutenant ...

Kopassus in Papua to safeguard sovereignty

Army Special Force (Kopassus) Commander Major General Wisnu Bawa Tenaya said the force`s presence in Papua was to ...

The Freeport Case, government's lost conscience

The Political and security situation in Papua is still heating up, beginning with the repeated shootings spree at ...

VP says investments in Papua safe

Vice President Boediono said investments in Papua remained safe and so investors need not worry. "Papua is safe. ...

Police admit misconduct in dealing with recent Papua congress

The police have admitted that some of their personnel had acted out of line in dealing with participants of the Third ...

Police processing five Papuans` cases over congress

Police are still processing the cases of five Papuans charged with attacking the legitimate government at the 3rd ...