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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 ...

Internet access restricted in Papua to curb fake news: Tito

Indonesian Police Chief, General Tito Karnavian, defended the Communication and Informatics Ministry's policy to ...

RI can balance freedom of speech and national security: Rudiantara

Indonesian Minister of Communication and Informatics, Rudiantara, stated at the Antara News Agency office in Jakarta on ...

Cannot have more refugee camps like Kalideres: UNHCR

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is unwilling to see more shelters like the one in Kalideres, ...

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Refugees stranded for years in Indonesia, feel neglected

Haydee Alnoori, 40, his wife, and five children, one Jakarta-born, demonstrated with Iraqi refugees, brandishing ...

Papuan students stage peaceful rally in Bali against Surabaya incident

A group of Papuan students in Denpasar, Bali Province, held a peaceful demonstration on Thursday to express their angst ...