SPECIAL FOCUS: INDONESIA/WEST PAPUA
OHCHR expresses concern about extra-judicial killings, excessive use of force, arrest and continuous harassment and intimidation of protesters and human rights defenders in Papua and West Papua provinces. READ MORE
Indonesian human rights lawyer Veronica Koman is considered an enemy of the state by the government for her advocacy of human rights in West Papua. LISTEN HERE and journalist Febriana Firdaus speaks about political and religious protests in West Papua and Indonesia. LISTEN HERE
On Independence Day, December 1, West Papuan leaders presented a new constitution and named a provisional government with Benny Wenda as interim President. READ MORE and HERE
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