Police chief Gen. Sutarman had pledged the police would crackdown on separatist groups, including by strictly enforcing a ban on flying the Bintang Kejora flag, which West Papuans often try to ...

Since the 1970s, the Bintang Kejora flag has been the main symbol of the Free Papua Movement (OPM). The use of the banned Bintang Kejora flag by OPM has triggered controversy and stigma in Indonesia.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The demonstration in front of the Presidential State Palace caught the public’s attention after a banned separatist flag known as the Bintang Kejora (Morning Star) flag was hoisted ...