Indonesian president calls for calm after violent protests in West Papua
by Helen Davidson and Ben Doherty from on (#4NHSH)
Joko Widodo tells residents it's 'better to be forgiving' after anger over mass arrests of Papuan students in Surabaya
The Indonesian president has called for calm after days of violent protests against and by ethnic West Papuans.
President Joko Widodo urged people to forgive each other "as fellow countrymen" instead of getting angry, while pledging to look after the "honour and welfare of all people in Papua and West Papua".
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