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NGO in Papua facilitates victims of violence to report incidents

The Papua Civil Society Coalition (KMSP) opened its command post in Jayapura on Monday afternoon to assist victims of ...

Indonesia pushes for Interpol red alert against Koman

The Indonesian National Police will contact Interpol to issue a red notice to a human rights lawyer-cum-West Papua ...

Photographer loses camera, lenses during Jayapura riots

A freelance photographer of the "wartaplus.com" news portal, Anto Keit, lost his camera and several lenses ...

Police guarantee Papuans' safety, security in West Sulawesi

West Sulawesi Police Chief Brig. Gen. Baharuddin Djafar affirmed that all Papuan residents of the province remain safe ...

Police name another suspect in Papua riots

The National Police (Polri) has arrested a man suspected of being an intellectual actor behind the series of riots in ...

Biak residents issue peace declaration, rejecting separatism

Various members of the public constituting the masses and religious figures in Biak Numfor District, Papua Province, ...

Government, people pledge to preserve peace, security in Raja Ampat

The Government and people of Raja Ampat District in West Papua Province have pledged to preserving security and peace ...

Boat sinks in Sorong waters, killing two people

A longboat carrying 20 people reportedly sank in the waters between Sorong and Raja Ampat, West Papua, killing two ...

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Extra care for Papua brethren crucial to maintaining Indonesia's unity

Mimika Chapter Ros Namsa Kabes. Kabes believes that the civil servant recruitment policies remain conducive for ...

Hearts, minds approach instrumental in tackling Papuan issues: speaker

House of Representatives Speaker Bambang Soesatyo sought governmental assistance in getting respected figures from ...

Withdraw troops from Papua to avoid confrontation: analyst

The Indonesian government should consider withdrawing its troops from Papua and West Papua provinces to avoid ...

Densus 88 investigates possible ISIS link in Papua riots

The National Police's Counterterrorism Squad, Densus 88, is probing a likely involvement of the Islamic state ...

Military, police chiefs meet figures of different faiths in Papua

National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto and National Police (Polri) Chief General Tito Karnavian ...

Security agencies yet ambivalent on recalling personnel from Papua

Security agencies have yet to make a decision on calling back military and police personnel deployed to reinstate ...

MUI encourages government to hold dialog on Papua

The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) is encouraging the government to hold a dialog with customary, religious and social ...