Cases of Violence in Papua Show an Increasing Trend: Here's the Regional Distribution
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The Papua Task Force of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) recorded 348 cases of violence in Papua and West Papua from 2010 to March 2022.
Violence in Papua increased sharply since 2019. That year, the research team recorded 40 cases of violence.
The number of violence cases increased to 65 in 2020, 83 cases in 2021, and 17 cases in the first three months of 2022.
Six regencies have high rates of violence: Intan Jaya, Puncak Jaya, Puncak, Mimika, Nduga, and Yahukimo.
This data was collected by the research team, primarily using mass media reports. Data validity was reconfirmed with official sources, such as security forces, regional leaders, and others.
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