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West Papua: Indonesia Uses Soldier Deaths to Escalate Conflict

West Papua: Indonesia Uses Soldier Deaths to Escalate Conflict

Eight Indonesian soldiers were killed on February 21 in West Papua. The attacks were claimed by the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement (TPN-OPM). The attacks came after a series of violent crackdowns by Indonesian ...

Australian Minister’s Comments on Papuan Independence Show Disconnect

Australian Minister’s Comments on Papuan Independence Show Disconnect

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr surprised many Indonesians with his latest statement that his country categorically rejected Papuan independence and that public opinion in Australia was “in support of Indo ...

West Papua: Indonesian Soldiers Implicated in Brutal Murder

West Papua: Indonesian Soldiers Implicated in Brutal Murder

Authorities are investigating at least two soldiers in connection with the brutal slaying of two Freeport-Indonesia security men in a mysterious dusk ambush two months ago. ...