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National 8 years ago
Hundreds of residents escorted out of besieged Papuan villages
A joint team comprising Indonesian Military and National Police personnel Friday gained control of Banti and Kimbeli , two villages in Tembagapura district in Mimika regency, Papua, that were reportedly occupied by armed separatists for the past three weeks.
National 8 years ago
Papua police face difficulty seeking release of 1,300 villager hostages
The National Police have said they found it difficult to provide assistance to 1,300 people in Banti and Kimbely villages in Tembagapura district, Mimika regency, Papua, who have become hostages of a Papuan separatist group.
National 8 years ago
Komnas HAM want police to take caution when dealing with Papuan separatists
New commissioners of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) reminded the National Police to be cautious in solving the hostage crisis in Banti and Kimbely villages in Mimika regency, Papua. More than 1,300 people have been taken hostage by armed Papuan separatists, who are reportedly part of the Free Papua Movement, since Nov.5.
National 8 years ago
Indonesia police locked in standoff with armed Papua separatists
Indonesian authorities and armed separatists were locked in a tense standoff near a huge US-owned mine in restive eastern Papua province Friday, with both sides blaming each other for what police claimed was a hostage crisis.
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