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The conflict between Indonesian Government and the separatist of Free Papua Movement (OPM) has become the spotlight of the World and Indonesian citizens themselves. Based on the case of racist actions which against Papua students in Surabaya, on August 16, 2019, finally there were many riots in Papua. Some people were killed and injured in various areas, such as in Deiyai, Manokwari, Jayapura, Sorong, Timika, and Fakfak. Papuans Pro-independence fly the Kejora Star flag, which is a symbol of the OPM, and demands the independence from Indonesia. This study aims to explain how the vertical conflict between the Indonesian government and OPM, the existence of OPM in 2019 and how the International World View of the Indonesia Nation is related to its policies towards OPM and Papua. The results showed that this Vertical Conflict occurred because of historical, political, social, and Indonesian government policies towards Papua. The method used in this research is a literature review with heuristic steps, source criticism, and interpretation.