Smoke rises during a protest, as demonstrators set fire to tyres and torched a local parliament building, in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, August 19, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. Mandatory credit EFAN KMUR/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's police chief said on Monday that authorities in the easternmost Papua region were regaining control after protesters set fire to tyres and torched a local parliament building over the recent detention of scores of Papuan students.
A separatist movement has simmered for decades in Papua, while there have also been frequent complaints of rights abuses by Indonesian security forces.
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