It’s 50 years since West Papua first won independence, only for Indonesia to cruelly snatch it away. Nick Harvey reports on the tensions in the region.
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West Papua
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Papuan women stand up against violence and injustice
Three stories of courageous women fighting cruelty and repression in Papua by Carole Reckinger.
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- Carole Reckinger
- November 4, 2011
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Indonesia’s Abu Ghraib
West Papuan freedom struggle gathers momentum.
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- Jo Lateu
- December 1, 2010
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Scared of a star
West Papua’s push for independence
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- Richard Samuelson
- June 1, 2008
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Megacrime scenes
Pratap Chatterjee shows that ‘development’ by mega-projects is a playground for corporate offenders.
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- Pratap Chatterjee
- July 1, 2003
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Currents
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- March 5, 2003
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