Ardila Syakriah The Jakarta Post Jakarta / Indonesian military soldiers prepare to board a helicopter from Wamena in Papua province on December 5, 2018, to retrieve the bodies of the construction workers killed in Nduga. Indonesian soldiers hunted on December 5 for rebels suspected of killing 24 construction workers in restive Papua province, as anContinue reading “182 reportedly die while seeking refuge in Nduga conflict”
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Papua New Guinea: The slow tides of change – West Papuan refugees, 25 years of exile
Kiunga, 16 March 2011 – From the banks of the Fly River in the industrial township of Kiunga, I watch Martina standing motionless, perfectly balanced at the front of the dug-out canoe as it glides gracefully towards me. I am struck by her regal appearance as the sun glints off the droplets in her hair –Continue reading “Papua New Guinea: The slow tides of change – West Papuan refugees, 25 years of exile”
Papua New Guinea: The slow tides of change – West Papuan refugees, 25 years of exile
Refugees from West Papua in Kiunga Diocese stand in front of their stilted houses, preparing for waters from the river to rise up to the door. They are forced to build their homes on this unwanted land as more than 90 percent of the land in the country is owned by locals. (Photo by Peter…
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