2000-07-07 04:00:00 PDT Jakarta-- Less than a year after East Timor voted to sever itself from Indonesia, calls for independence for the resource-rich province of Irian Jaya are making this ...

Indonesia has detained two independence leaders in Irian Jaya and threatened to haul in others, raising fears of new separatist violence in the eastern province. 2 Separatists Held in Irian Jaya ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 6 -- At least two people were shot to dead and 21 others wounded when government forces clashed with pro-independence supporters on Friday in Indonesia's far-east province ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 7 -- Two days of clashes between government forces and pro-independence Papuans in the province of Irian Jaya brought death to 24 and injuries to at least 50 others ...

Crowds sang hymns and waved separatist flags as they accompanied the body of a slain independence leader to his home in Indonesia’s restive Irian Jaya province. Thousands of mourners filled the ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian security forces clashed with independence supporters in the easternmost province of Irian Jaya over the weekend, leaving at least 10 people dead and dozens wounded ...