Conflict Resolution in Papua and the Label of Terrorism
May 07, 2021 Indonesian soldiers stand guard during a protest in Timika, Papua province, Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Credit: AP Photo/Jimmy Rahadat Advertisement On April 29, the Coordinating Minister for Politics, Legal, and Security Affairs formally labelled Papua’s armed criminal organization (KKB), also known as the West Papua National Army-Free Papua Organization (TNPB-OPM), a terrorist organization. The decision comes after a series of attacks by TNPB-OPM in April resulted in the death of Brig. Gen. I Gusti Putu Danny, the head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) in Papua. While n...
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