Contemporary studies on terrorism in Pegunungan Tengah Papua identified injustice, marginalization, and subculture as the causes of crime. One possible trigger of marginalization of Papuan Indigenous People (OAP) is unfair development which creates conditions of anomie and collectively forms a new culture or subculture different from the dominant one. The Indonesian government’s statement regarding Kelompok Kriminal Bersenjata (KKB) as a terrorist organization brings a new perspective on understanding radicalism, intolerance and terror acts in Papua