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National 6 years ago
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At least one killed in Papua gunfight
A joint military/police task force and a Papuan news website are issuing conflicting reports over the numbers and ages of civilians killed and injured in a gunfight on Tuesday. The task force claims to have killed one 18-year-old male, but the website is reporting that two males, a 12-year-old and a 51-year-old, were shot dead.
National 6 years ago
Three TNI officers sacked, sentenced to prison for selling ammunition to Papuan armed group
The military court found them guilty of selling thousands of rounds of ammunition to an armed rebel group — widely referred to as an “armed criminal group” by authorities — in the region.
Opinion 7 years ago
East Timor-style referendum could happen in Papua too
Many will no doubt blame the United States or Australia if a Papua exit comes to pass. But seeing the racial abuse against Papuan students and the heightened reactions in Papua, we Indonesians, not just the government, should blame ourselves. We have treated the Papuans the same way we did the people of East Timor.
National 7 years ago
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Jakarta, Papua conflict escalates as report shows victims mostly women, children
In a press conference at the Amnesty International Indonesia office in Jakarta, the team reported that at least 69 men, 21 women, and 92 children had died between December 2018 and July this year.
National 7 years ago
TNI denies explosive use during rescue after Papua shootings
Tabloidjubi.com reported that four civilians were shot dead when security personnel tried to retrieve the bodies of construction workers of state-owned company PT Istaka Karya that had been shot by an armed group linked to the Free Papua Movement (OPM). The military has denied the report.
National 8 years ago
Over 1,000 civilian lives at risk: Papua Liberation Army
The Papua National Liberation Army (TPN-OPM), which is linked to the Free Papua independence movement, said on Wednesday morning over 1,000 civilian lives were at risk amid Indonesian Military (TNI) and liberation group armed conflicts in Tembagapura district, Mimika regency, Papua, near copper mine Freeport.
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