JAKARTA, May 10 (Reuters): Indonesian authorities have arrested Papuan independence leader Victor Yeimo (pic) over accusations that he orchestrated some of the most serious civil unrest in decades that broke out in 2019, police said on Monday.
Tension has reignited in recent weeks in Indonesia's easternmost provinces, with President Joko Widodo calling for a crackdown after a senior intelligence figure was shot dead late last month, and with an additional 400 troops deployed there.
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