Five residents of Enarotali, Paniai District of the Papua Province, were shot dead by officials from the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and the Indonesian Army (TNI) in December 2014. The incident took a place at the Karel Gobay field of Paniai District. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo took his time to respond to the incident. The President finally told a crowd in Papua on Dec. 27, during a Christmas Celebration, that the Paniai shooting was unacceptable and deplorable. [Continue reading]
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Jokowi’s Christmas in Papua
NewsroomThe government will hold a joint national Christmas celebration in Papua for the very first time. But some Papuans reject the idea altogether, referring to the December 8 incident in Enarotali of the district of Paniai, which caused the death of five Papuans. [continue reading]
Jokowi’s Commitment for Papua
NewsroomPresident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo tried hard to show his commitment to the social welfare of Papuans. As a presidential candidate Jokowi kicked off his election campaign in Papua on Jun. 5, 2014. And later, on the day of his inauguration, the President gave the ceremonial cutting of tumpeng (tumeric infused rice cone), which symbolizes blessing for the future, to three Papuan women. And then, the President also appointed Yohana Susana Yembise as the first female Papuan Minister in Indonesian history. But now that societal conflict has once again appeared in the frontier province, what will Jokowi do beyond the symbolism?[continue reading]
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