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Middle East and Africa 2 years ago
No Gaza hostage release before Friday
Israel and Hamas agreed early on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to let in humanitarian aid and free at least 50 hostages held by militants in the enclave in exchange for at least 150 Palestinians jailed in Israel.
Middle East and Africa 2 years ago
Qatar says four-day humanitarian pause in Gaza subject to extension
The pause, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the US, includes the release of 50 civilian women and children hostages currently held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of a number of Palestinian women and children detained in Israeli prisons, the ministry said in a statement.
Middle East and Africa 2 years ago
Israel strikes Gaza ambulance; Netanyahu rejects halt without hostage release
Israel has vowed to wipe out Hamas, which rules the Palestinian Gaza Strip, after the militant group killed 1,400 people and took more than 240 others hostage in an Oct. 7 assault in southern Israel.
Academia 2 years ago
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Is the church a threat to sovereignty and national security in Papua?
Jakarta and Papua can look to founding father Sukarno, who pioneered a path to lasting peace in Papua before the region was even part of the country, for guidance on moving away from today’s heavy-handed security approach and toward a shared, mutually respectful approach to resolution.
Archipelago 2 years ago
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Government "not sitting idly by": Jokowi on Papua hostage crisis
Speaking during a press conference in Jayapura, Papua, President Jokowi, who is on a tour of the province following his sojourn to neighboring Papua New Guinea, said that he could not openly talk about what measures were being taken to deal with the hostage crisis.
Archipelago 2 years ago
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Komnas HAM calls on govt to speed up negotiations for pilot’s release
As the standoff between the government and Papuan separatists over the release of New Zealand pilot Philip Merhtens continues, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has urged officials to quickly appoint a negotiator to move the process forward.
Archipelago 2 years ago
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How Indonesian village aid funds weapons for Papua's rebellion
The "Dana Desa" village fund introduced by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in 2015 and valued at $4.7 billion this year has long been criticised as prone to corruption. Nowhere is the oversight of the scheme more challenging than in Papua's remote highlands.
