Riots in West Papua: why Indonesia needs to answer for its broken promises
- Written by Camellia Webb-Gannon, Lecturer, University of Wollongong
Political arrests have been on the rise in recent years in restive West Papua, and the local population is pushing for a new referendum on independence.Frans/EPA
Last weekend, the Indonesian police took 43 West Papuan students into custody for allegedly disrespecting the Indonesian flag during an independence day celebration (an allegation the...
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