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Papua activist gets 3 years for peaceful 'provocation' (4 Jul 2009)
The Jakarta Post - Papuan activist Bucthar Tabuni was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison for "provocation" at a pro-independence demonstration last year.

Candidates fail to address autonomy 'seriously' (4 Jul 2009)
The Jakarta Post - They may support pluralism and national unity, but the three presidential candidates missed the chance to address more crucial issues on the immature and still troublesome regional autonomy.

JJoint Statement on Accountability in the Run-up to the Indonesian Presidential Elections (3 Jul 2009)
Etan & Kontras - As Indonesia prepares for its second direct presidential election on July 8, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (Kontras) together urge the Indonesian government, its citizens, and the international community to highlight past human rights violations and to push the next Indonesian administration to end impunity for human rights violators.

Police investigating flag-flying in Papua (3 Jul 2009)
Cenderawasih Pos - The police in Papua are investigating the case of flags that were flown in five places in Papua on 1 July, the anniversary of the OPM.

Washington takes new look at Jakarta under Obama: Envoy (2 Jul 2009)
The Jakarta Post - The historic election of US President Barack Obama has marked a new era in Indonesia-United States relations, however one cannot overlook the fact that relations had improved - although not dramatically - before the first US black president walked into the White House.