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22 August 201914.20 Violent protests broke out in the indigenous region of Indonesian Papua, with clashes in the street between police and protesters. Jakarta has sent over 1,000 agents to contain the unrest and cut the Internet to limit the ability of protesters to coordinate and call for new protests. Yesterday, in the center and near the city of Timika, protesters threw stones at the local parliament building and tried to occupy it. Disorders also in Sorong where the Papuan flag was hoisted.Papua clashes, Jakarta sends reinforcements
2019-08-22T12:38:27.832Z
14.20 Violent protests broke out in the indigenous region of Indonesian Papua, with clashes in the street between police and protesters. Jakarta has sent over 1,000 agents to contain the unrest and cut the Internet to limit the ability of protesters to coordinate and call for new protests. Yesterday, in the center and near the city of Timika, protesters threw stones at the local parliament building and tried to occupy it. Disorders also in Sorong where the Papuan flag was hoisted.
Source: rainews