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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 ...

Papua Welfare Gap: ‘Implement Otsus consistently’

Papua Welfare Gap: ‘Implement Otsus consistently’

The this welfare gap between the natives and non-natives has been getting wider even though the central government had applied the special autonomy (Otsus) with billions budgeted in order to increase welfare for the ...

Indonesia Embezzled $2.2 Billion of “Special Autonomy” Funds from West Papua

Indonesia Embezzled $2.2 Billion of “Special Autonomy” Funds from West Papua

Papuans have long complained that most of those funds have been siphoned off by civilian and military bureaucrats with little money left for improving the plight of Papuans. ...

Lenient verdicts will solidify military impunity: Kontras | The Jakarta Post

Lenient verdicts will solidify military impunity: Kontras | The Jakarta Post

"The verdict once again highlights the weakness of the military court as a tool to punish the perpetrators of abuse and providing a sense of justice to the victims," commission activist Syamsul Alam Rizal said. ...