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Two named in racist speech case against Papuans

The government has named two suspects and suspended five military personnel for the racist speech against Papuan ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

President orders crackdown on rioting, anarchy in Papua

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered the police and military to take stern measures against those spreading ...

Police, military still controlling security in Papua

The National Police and the Indonesian Military are still trying to control the security situation in Papua after ...

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 ...

Indonesian Police stations 300 personnel in Papua

The Indonesian Police deployed 300 Mobile Brigade Unit (Brimob) personnel to Deiyai, Paniai, and Jayapura following the ...

Security personnel fire tear gas to diffuse rioters in Papua

Security personnel fired volleys of tear gas to clear out a crowd engaged in a demonstration that took a violent turn ...

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Indonesians face challenge ahead to fight racis, separatism in Papua

A circle of violence broke out again in the Indonesian province of Papua on Wednesday and ended with the deaths of an ...

Military, police chiefs hold closed-door meeting with Papuan figures

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto and National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian ...

Biak's Papuan communities thanked for preserving national integrity

Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Air Chief Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto has expressed gratitude to the Papuan customary ...