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Twenty people die on the first of two days of rioting in Papua and West Papua over an alleged racist incident.

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2019 Papua protests

Series of protests by Papuans in Indonesian Papua

The 2019 Papua protests were a series of protests by Papuans in Indonesia that began on 19 August 2019 and mainly took place across Indonesian Papua region in response to the arrests of 43 Papuan students in Surabaya, East Java for alleged disrespect of the Indonesian flag. Many…
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Papua (province)

Province in Western New Guinea, Indonesia

Papua is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west. It roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Tabi Saireri and is divided into eight regencies and one city…
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West Papua (province)

Province in Western New Guinea, Indonesia

West Papua, formerly Irian Jaya Barat, is an Indonesian province located in Indonesia Papua. It covers most of the two western peninsulas of the island of New Guinea: the eastern half of the Bird's Head Peninsula and the whole of the Bomberai Peninsula, along with nearby smaller…
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September 23

Day of the year

September 23 is the 266th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 99 days remain until the end of the year.
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