At the eastern edge of Indonesia, the land slowly dissolves into thick rainforest before reaching the border with Papua New Guinea. A checkpoint or a flag clearly marks the frontier …
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Indonesian Security Forces Uncover Illegal Weapons Network Supplying TPNPB OPM in Papua
by Senamanby SenamanThe investigation that eventually revealed a network that was giving illegal guns to armed separatist groups in Papua did not start with one big event. Instead, it grew slowly over …
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Inside Papua’s Shadow War: The Capture of Two Illegal Arms Couriers and the Rising Threat of Separatist Violence
by Senamanby SenamanTwo arrests have revealed a dangerous game of clandestine warfare in the highlands of Papua. On September 29, 2025, Indonesian security forces captured Erek Enumbi, alias Udara, and Hugon Gire, …
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Australian Arms Smuggling to TPNPB-OPM: Unmasking the Shadow Network of Illegal Weapons and Foreign Involvement in Papua
by Senamanby SenamanPapua has long been a land of beauty shadowed by conflict. Amid its towering mountains and vast rainforests lies a decades-long struggle between Indonesia’s security forces and separatist groups seeking …
