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So Many Maternal Deaths, Just Across the Water (9 Sep 2009)
Sydney Morning Herald- On a visit to East Timor I watched a young mother give birth after she had walked hours to medical care. Just a few hours later, she had no alternative but to take her baby and set out on the long walk home

A Mystery Deepens (8 Sep 2009)
Tempo Magazine- The area around the PT Freeport Indonesia mine continues to be plagued by armed attacks. The mysterious shooters appear to have command of the terrain.

INDONESIA: 5 years after Munir's murder the military retains immunity (4 Sep 2009)
AHRC- On September 7, 2004 human rights defender, reformer and leading civil society activist Munir Said Thalib was killed for his critical views of the government and military in Indonesia.

West Papua Report September (2 Sep 2009)
WPAT- There were Indonesian security force attacks on Papuan civilians in August with reports of continuing assaults in Puncak Jaya and a new report from Yapen island where security forces terrorized villagers following security force murder of a tribal leader and former political prisoner.

Nothing special about Papuan 'autonomy' (31 Aug 2009)
The Jakarta Post- Eight years after the introduction of "special autonomy" scheme developed by the central government for Papua and West Papua, major problems remain, with much of the regions population yet to see intended improvements to their social welfare, a discussion concluded recently.