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Research from Chatfield and Brajawidagda published in 2012 stated that government agencies responsible for emergency and disaster services used social media for early warnings and clarifying often alarming misinformation. This function would cease to exist if the internet is blocked.
A panel of United Nations human rights experts have expressed support for human rights lawyer Veronica Koman, who was accused by the police for causing unrest in Papua by allegedly provoking people to riot via her social media updates.
According to the Legal Aid Institute, eight people were apprehended or arrested in Timika, 35 in Jayapura, 16 in Deiyai, 18 in Manokwari, 14 in Sorong and six in Jakarta. In addition, six people were called as witnesses in Fakfak.
“If the President really wants to help, he’d better finish Jakarta’s responsibilities by creating three human rights institutions in Papua, namely a human rights commission, a human rights court and a commission for freedom and reconciliation,” Usman said.
The issue of Papuan self-determination is even split among experts, with one side debunking it as "myth" through the 1969 Act of Free Choice (Pepera), while the other points to the same election as fomenting the controversy.
Papua is in limbo. A racialist incident has triggered continued chaos in recent weeks. Main cities in Indonesia’s easternmost regions, such as Jayapura and Manokwari, have seen riots and fires. Unfortunately, responses from the government and more specifically President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo have been far from conveying a sense of urgency.
