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Archipelago 1 month ago
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Tribal clashes in Papua Highlands leave 13 dead, hundreds displaced
Police said the clashes also caused extensive property damage, with 177 houses, 63 traditional honai homes, eight shophouses, a school building and a village office set on fire. The conflicting groups also torched 48 cars and 43 motorcycles.
Politics 1 month ago
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Govt denies ordering shutdowns of Papua documentary screenings
Senior minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra insisted that the government had never ordered a ban on screenings of the Papua documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast), maintaining its commitment to freedom of expression while rejecting the film’s allegations of state-driven “modern colonialism”.
Politics 2 months ago
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Papua documentary crackdown sparks fears over free speech, military overreach
Produced by WatchDoc alongside several environmental and legal advocacy groups, Pesta Babi explores deforestation and land conversion in Papua linked to the government’s expanding food estate and energy transition programs, which have been designated National Strategic Projects (PSN) under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.
Academia 2 months ago
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Deconstructing conflict in Papua: A land beyond vacancy
As the government intensifies its food estate ambitions in Papua, a staggering 58-to-1 military-to-insurgent ratio reveals a development strategy that prioritizes industrial expansion over the basic human rights and ancestral lands of the indigenous population.
Politics 2 months ago
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Creeping militarization looms as battalions expand nationwide: CSIS
The recent expansion of Army battalions across Indonesia has raised concerns over what analysts describe as “creeping militarization” under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration, pointing to a growing presence of military roles in civilian affairs that could weaken civilian supremacy.
Archipelago 2 months ago
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Deadly Puncak clash reignites calls for peace, dialogue in Papua
Calls for peace and an end to military operations in Papua are intensifying after a deadly shootout in Puncak regency, Central Papua, left 15 civilians dead, triggering protests across multiple cities in the region and renewed scrutiny from the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM).
