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A bishop in Indonesia’s conflict-stricken Papua’s easternmost region has sought the withdrawal of security forces to help the return of hundreds of displaced residents to celebrate Christmas.
On Dec. 11, Pegunungan Bintang police chief Anto Seven claimed that the situation in Oksop was conducive for the uprooted people, most of them Christians, to return."According to the data we have collected, the number of refugees is estimated to have reached 401 people," You observed. You said the presence of troops and their special drive prevent the displaced"from returning to their hometowns in the run-up to Christmas."
The bishop also asked the TPN-PB to “refrain from acts of violence and open up space for dialogue to find a peaceful solution.” "We are in a Christmas season. But the people here do not feel the peace of Christmas. Instead, they are afraid," he said, according to a report in This special drive is the latest incident in the prolonged conflict between Indonesia and pro-Papuan independence groups.
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