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February 15, 2020

Associated Press - February 15, 2020

Jakarta – Rebels in Indonesia's Papua province said Saturday they had seized weapons and ammunition from a military helicopter that crashed eight months ago in jungle-covered mountains

February 13, 2020

Jakarta Post - February 13, 2020

Jakarta – Three Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel have been dishonorably discharged and sentenced to prison after a military tribunal found them guilty of supplying thousands rounds

January 31, 2020

Radio New Zealand - January 31, 2020

Indonesian security forces say a West Papuan was shot dead in a clash with police and military forces in Intan Jaya regency of Papua province.

January 24, 2020

Jakarta Post - January 24, 2020

Jakarta – A joint team of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Police shot dead an apparent member of an Intan Jaya-based armed criminal group (KKB) for allegedly resisting a

January 17, 2020

Jakarta Post - January 17, 2020

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) said on Thursday that it discovered one of the bases of an armed criminal group (KKB) that has been active in Intan Jaya regency of Papua.

January 13, 2020

Antara News - January 13, 2020

Evarianus S, Rahmad Nasution, Timika, Papua – Papua Police Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw warned his men against getting involved in arms trafficking activities with the arme

December 30, 2019

Antara News - December 30, 2019

Evarukdijati and Genta Tenri Mawan, Jayapura, Papua – A joint task force of Papua Police and military launched a manhunt for an armed Papuan group at the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea bor

December 29, 2019

Tempo - December 29, 2019

Antara, Jakarta – The Papua Police recorded that, during 2019, there were 23 shooting incidents involving the armed Papuan groups that claimed the lives of 10 members of the Indonesian

December 23, 2019

Radio New Zealand - December 23, 2019

Gunmen opened fire on a small commercial plane as it landed in Indonesia's Papua on Saturday.

December 19, 2019

Jakarta Post - December 19, 2019

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – Two military officers and a policeman have been killed during recent clashes in Papua, sparking fear among residents of the predominantly Christian region with

Tempo - December 19, 2019

Antara, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I member, Sukamta, officially requests the central government to eradicate armed groups in Papua following a shootout that b

December 18, 2019

Reuters - December 18, 2019

Two Indonesian soldiers have been shot dead in Indonesia's eastern-most province of Papua, ambushed by separatist rebels while transporting goods to a village in a remote area.

Jakarta Globe - December 18, 2019

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Two soldiers from the Indonesian Military, or TNI, were killed in a gunfight with an armed criminal group in Sugapa in Papua's Intan Jaya district on Tuesday,

December 2, 2019

Radio New Zealand - December 2, 2019

Indonesian police in Jayapura have arrested dozens of people for planning to celebrate a key West Papuan nationalist anniversary.

December 1, 2019

Tempo - December 1, 2019

Jakarta (Antara) – The Papua Province Police deployed 1,300 officers to anticipate rally or other mass activities to celebrate the anniversary of separatist group Free Papua Movement (

Tempo - December 1, 2019

Jakarta (Antara) – A total of 156 personnel from Indonesia's Para Raider 330/Tri Dharma's Infantry Battalion joined a parachuting drill at Mozes Kilangin Airport in Timika, Papua Provi

Tempo - December 1, 2019

Jakarta (Antara) – Papuan gunmen fired at an escort car owned by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) at around Mile 60 in Tembagapura Subdistrict, Mimika District, Papua Province, on Saturday

November 27, 2019

Tempo - November 27, 2019

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – National Police chief General Idham Azis and Indonesian Armed Forces or TNI commander Air Chief Marshall set to leave for Papua today, November 27.

CNN Indonesia - November 27, 2019

Jakarta – The Indonesian police have banned people in Papua from holding celebrations in the lead up to the anniversary of the Free Papua Organisation (OPM) on December 1.

November 26, 2019

Tempo - November 26, 2019

Hans Arnold Kapisa, Jakarta – Papua Regional Police Chief Insp.

Antara News - November 26, 2019

Alfian R, Rahmad Nasution, Jayapura, Papua – Commander of the 172/PWY Regional Military Command, Colonel J Binsar P Sianipar, urged all the residents of Jayapura to remain calm and not

November 6, 2019

Jakarta Post - November 6, 2019

Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has called on the public to beware of political propaganda aimed at inciting riots during commemorations

October 27, 2019

Agence France Presse - October 27, 2019

Three people have been killed in Indonesia's restive Papua region with police saying the victims were civilians, while a rebel group that took responsibility said they were undercover

September 19, 2019

Channel News Asia - September 19, 2019

Jakarta – A toddler and teenager were among three people killed in a gunfight between security forces and independence-seeking rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region, the military

Radio New Zealand - September 19, 2019

Seven civilians have been injured during a shootout with rebels in West Papua, Indonesia's military says.

August 23, 2019

Reuters - August 23, 2019

Jakarta – Indonesian police shot dead a member of a Papuan separatist group on Friday during an exchange of fire, a spokesman said, after violent demonstrations this week in other plac

Jakarta Globe - August 23, 2019

Antara & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Police exchanged fire with a group of gunmen at the Jibama market in Wamena in Papua's Jayawijaya district on Friday morning.

August 13, 2019

Jakarta Globe - August 13, 2019

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The police have confirmed the death of a police investigator in Papua after he was taken hostage by an armed group on Monday.

August 10, 2019

Antara News - August 10, 2019

Timika, Papua – The Indonesian military (TNI) and Papua police will take necessary precautionary measures against security disturbances in the PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) mining area

July 29, 2019

Radio New Zealand - July 29, 2019

Indonesia's military, or TNI, says its soldiers have taken control of an regional headquarters of the West Papua Liberation Army in Papua's Highlands.

July 25, 2019

Global Risk Insights - July 25, 2019

Patrick Dupont – West Papuan separatist groups have recently united under a single banner.

July 23, 2019

Al Jezeera - July 23, 2019

Febriana Firdaus, Wamena, West Papua, Indonesia – Evidence is emerging that children are joining the long-running conflict in the restive Indonesian province of West Papua, six months

July 21, 2019

Jakarta Globe - July 21, 2019

Robert Isidorus, Jakarta – An Indonesian soldier was killed in a separatist attack on the Yuguru River Bridge construction project in Nduga district, Papua, on Saturday.

July 9, 2019

Radio New Zealand - July 9, 2019

There's strong opposition in West Papua to a reconfiguration of military forces in the struggle for independence from Indonesia.

Jakarta Post - July 9, 2019

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge – Blood Diamond, a 2006 Hollywood blockbuster, depicts how the illicit economic activity to secure diamonds in Sierra Leone involved conflicting dome

Radio New Zealand - July 9, 2019

The West Papua National Committee has come out against a reconfiguration of military forces fighting for independence from Indonesia.

July 8, 2019

Asean Economist - July 8, 2019

Taylor McDonald – The looming 50th anniversary of a so-called referendum that condemned the two Papuan provinces to exploitation by Indonesia has coincided with a rising tide of milita

July 5, 2019

Al Jezeera - July 5, 2019

Febriana Firdaus & Kate Mayberry, Jakarta, Indonesia – The three main armed separatist groups in West Papua have joined forces to step up their push for independence as clashes bet

Tempo - July 5, 2019

Ahmad Rafiq, ABC, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto called the formation of the West Papua Army was a separatist activity.

July 3, 2019

ABC News - July 3, 2019

Jordan Fennell and Tracey Shelton – Three armed separatist groups in the Indonesian region of West Papua have announced they have united to form the West Papuan Army, as activists lobb

Radio New Zealand - July 3, 2019

Mackenzie Smith – The main organisation advancing West Papuan independence aims abroad has committed to ending the use of child soldiers by armed rebels fighting under its flag.

July 2, 2019

The Guardian - July 2, 2019

Helen Davidson – A leading West Papuan independence organisation claims to have unified three rebel armies under its control, led by exiled leader Benny Wenda, who says they are now "r

July 1, 2019

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Press Release - July 1, 2019

The three main West Papuan military factions announced their unification today, following a historic declaration signed under the auspices of the United Liberation Movement for West Pa

Radio New Zealand - July 1, 2019

Armed rebel groups in Indonesia's West Papua have reportedly united to form a new army under a single command.

June 24, 2019

Radio New Zealand Pacific - June 24, 2019

Doused in black warpaint, draped in ammunition and clutching guns almost as big as some of them, the boys stare with hardened gazes into the camera.

June 23, 2019

Associated Press - June 23, 2019

Jakarta, Indonesia – The long-simmering armed conflict between Indonesia's military and Papuans seeking independence includes indigenous teenagers and boys who appear barely adolescent

May 15, 2019

Radio New Zealand International - May 15, 2019

At least one Indonesian soldier has reportedly been killed by West Papuan rebels during a prolonged shootout on Monday.

May 14, 2019

Jakarta Post - May 14, 2019

Jakarta – At least one Indonesian Military (TNI) officer was killed in a clash with West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) freedom fighters in Nduga regency, Papua, on Monday morn

May 6, 2019

Jakarta Post - May 6, 2019

Ivany Atina Arbi and Benny Mawel, Jakarta – The National Liberation Army of West Papua (TPNPB) has lambasted the government for demanding the death penalty for a TPNPB member arrested

April 25, 2019

Radio New Zealand International - April 25, 2019

Rebel fighters in West Papua's Central Highlands shot and wounded two Indonesian soldiers on Wednesday.