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Free Papua Movement

June 21, 2022
Indonesia’s New Plans for Papua Can’t Hide Its Decades of Failures
By Aprila Wayar and Johnny Blades
A plan to create three new provinces in the Papua region highlights how Jakarta's development approach has failed to resolve a long-running conflict.

November 30, 2021
Indonesia and the Papua Issue: Resolution Increasingly Unlikely
By Uday Bakhshi
With a more violent armed separatist organization being active, and Jakarta’s reticence to win hearts and minds, the avenues for reconciliation are decreasing.

September 03, 2021
Indonesian Soldiers Killed During Papuan Separatist Raid
By Sebastian Strangio
The attack, which claimed the lives of four soldiers, was the deadliest to have taken place in the region this year.

May 14, 2021
In Papua Fighting, Indonesian Forces Claim Rebel Commander Killed
By Sebastian Strangio
The reports follows Indonesian government promises of a crackdown on separatist fighters in the eastern region.

May 11, 2021
Amid Crackdown, Indonesia Arrests Papuan Independence Leader
By Sebastian Strangio
Victor Yeimo stands accused of organizing the wave of violent pro-independence protests that hit the region in August 2019.

May 05, 2021
Indonesia Deploys Forces to Troubled Papua Region
By Sebastian Strangio
The uneasy region seems set for another cycle of military crackdowns and separatist counter-attacks.

May 04, 2021
The Implications of the Worsening Security Situation in Papua
By Bilveer Singh
The recent killing of an Indonesian brigadier general heralds an intensification of the conflict in eastern Indonesia.

April 28, 2021
Indonesian Police: Clash in Papua Killed 5 Rebels, 1 Police Officer
By Alfian Kartono
Attacks by rebels in several districts in Papua have increased over the past year.

January 29, 2021
In Exile, an Icon of the West Papuan Independence Struggle Fades
By Leon Langdon
Benny Wenda has been a fierce advocate for the West Papuan cause. Why is it, then, that the proclamation of his presidency has been met with marked skepticism within West Papua?

November 30, 2020
UN Highlights Arrests, Killings in Indonesia’s Papua Region
By Sebastian Strangio
Recent tensions have been connected to Jakarta's planned extension of the region's Special Autonomy Law.

June 12, 2015
Can Jokowi Bring Peace to West Papua?
By Leonard C. Sebastian and Emirza Adi Syailendra
The Indonesian president is rolling out new initiatives, hoping for a breakthrough in a troubled region.

August 19, 2014
Indonesia’s Papua Censorship Obsession
By Phelim Kine
The arrest of two French journalists is part of a decades-old policy of preventing foreign media scrutiny.
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