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Police to put Veronika Koman on most-wanted list

East Java Police will put human rights lawyer-cum-activist Veronika Koman on its most-wanted list (DPO) since she was ...

UN experts perceive Veronika Koman's statement as one-sided: official

Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, believes Veronika Koman’s joint statement, ...

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 ...

KMSP confirms two deaths, 27 wounded in recent Papua protests

Papua Chapter Sem Awom stated, on August 29, three civilians incurred shot wounds during a rally that the local ...

Rights activists in Papua urge govt to offer comprehensive solution

Papua Chapter Sem Awom told a press conference on behalf of the KMSP members in Jayapura on Tuesday (Sept 17). The ...

Jayawijaya district govt says it is not responsible for returnees

The Jayawijaya district government said it accepts no responsibility to send the students, who had returned home in the ...

PNG consistently supports Indonesia's sovereignty over Papua: MP

While receiving Indonesian Parliament’s several members in Port Moresby last week, Papua New Guinean (PNG) ...

Biak Numfor's students urged not to join exodus: district govt

The Biak Numfor District Government has urged its students currently studying at various universities on the islands of ...

Xanana Gusmao visits BJ Habibie's grave to pay his last respect

Timor Leste 's first president and founding father Kay Rana Xanana Gusmao along with East Timorese students ...

Ministry readies safe houses for haze-affected citizens

The Social Affairs Ministry has prepared safe houses or shelters, especially for children and elderly, whose cities or ...

Komnas HAM urges Jokowi to hold dialog in Papua

Indonesia's Human Rights National Commission (Komnas HAM) has urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to hold a dialog ...

West Papua's ethnic group leaders await Jokowi's readiness: governor

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan awaits President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) readiness to meet provincial ...

Indonesian police to prioritize handling Papua's armed criminals

The Indonesian police will channel its efforts into handling armed criminals targeting civilians after potential ...

West Papua's Doom Island mourns B.J. Habibie

The residents of Doom Island in Sorong Kepulauan District, West Papua, mourned the passing of Indonesia's third ...

Mandacan meets Sri Mulyani regarding property destruction

West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan said he had met Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in Jakarta September 9 ...