Indonesia general elections
Indonesian police cracks down on students demonstrating for West Papuan rights
Members of the Papuan Student Alliance, as well as Indonesian students, organised a demonstration to demand West Papua’s right to self-determination, boycotting of elections, and closing of PT Freeport
“Indonesian elections are a battle between right and far-right”
Surya Anta, spokesperson of the People’s Liberation Party of Indonesia as well as Indonesia People’s Front for West Papua, talked to Peoples Dispatch about the choices before Indonesians in the upcoming presidential elections.
Military crackdown in West Papua intensifies as Indonesia prepares for election
The Indonesian rule in West papua is marked by numerous human rights violations, and has been met with severe resistance by the people.
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