Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ten shot dead in ambush in Indonesia’s Papua: police

Papua

Papua’s separatist insurgency aims to gain independence from Indonesia. Some of the victims were traders transporting their goods to another village. Saturday’s attack is the deadliest since March. Ten people were shot dead in Indonesia’s restive eastern province Papua on Saturday in an ambush police attributed to rebels. Two others were also seriously injured in … Read more

Indonesia police use water cannon against Papua protesters

Indonesia

Police in the Indonesian state of Papua deployed water cannons on Tuesday,  against demonstrators protesting plans for a massive redistricting in the restive region. Last year, Jakarta stated that it was exploring creating six new provinces in the region, which has been home to a decades-long conflict. It claimed that the restructuring would speed up … Read more