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Society 2 days ago
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Forestry reform critical as wildfires threatens health, ecosystems
The plan to revise the 1999 Forestry Law may fail to address decades-long poor governance in the sector that has resulted in wildfires in large parts of Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua throughout this year’s dry season, civil groups say.
Archipelago 1 week ago
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Nine women, children allegedly held hostage by OPM in Central Papua
Nine women and children have reportedly been taken hostage by separatists from the Free Papua Movement (OPM) following an attack on an Indonesian Military (TNI) security post in Jila district, Mimika, Central Papua, that left one soldier and a civilian dead, authorities have claimed.
Archipelago 2 weeks ago
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Protesters torch government buildings in Central Papua over village funding cuts
In February, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa issued a regulation requiring 58 percent of village funds to be allocated to support President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship Red and White Cooperatives program.
Academia 1 month ago
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The primacy of security logic over indigenous rights: The Wanam case
By prioritizing military expansion and resource extraction over indigenous land rights, Indonesia’s strategic development in Papua risks sacrificing constitutional protections and human safety for state control.
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