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Police Protect Papua Reporter After Receiving Death Threat (13 Aug 2010)
Jakarta Globe - Police in Merauke, Papua, have tightened security for a journalist who received a death threat just a day after another reporter was found dead. Both had been covering the upcoming district election.
Indonesian migration fuels tensions in Papua -activists (13 Aug 2010)
Reuters - A daily influx of non-indigenous Indonesian migrants into Papua is fuelling tension in Indonesia's politically sensitive east, Papuan activists and researchers said on Thursday.
Govt told to tackle root of problems (13 Aug 2010)
The Jakarta Post - Conflict in the Papuan province is a result of many factors and should not be seen as key issue to be addressed, an official with the National Defense Board said Thursday. “The [conflicts] are not the cause; they are rather an effect. And what we need to solve are the factors that cause [of the conflicts],” said Bambang Darmono, the board’s secretary-general. He said one factor was the ineffective implementation of special autonomy granted to the resource-rich province in 2001.
'Roadmap' Proposed to Help Bring Peace to Indonesia's Papua Province (13 Aug 2010)
Voice of America - The political conflict in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua is growing increasingly violent. Policy researchers and civic groups say the only way to improve the situation is for Papuans to talk with the central government.
Life is an everyday tragedy for Papuans (13 Aug 2010)
The Sydney Morning Herald - While Indonesia's continued economic growth, democratisation and peace in Aceh have been praised by the international community, ongoing grievances in its eastern most provinces of Papua and West Papua remain a tragic reminder of its violent past.
Jakarta Globe - Police in Merauke, Papua, have tightened security for a journalist who received a death threat just a day after another reporter was found dead. Both had been covering the upcoming district election.
Indonesian migration fuels tensions in Papua -activists (13 Aug 2010)
Reuters - A daily influx of non-indigenous Indonesian migrants into Papua is fuelling tension in Indonesia's politically sensitive east, Papuan activists and researchers said on Thursday.
Govt told to tackle root of problems (13 Aug 2010)
The Jakarta Post - Conflict in the Papuan province is a result of many factors and should not be seen as key issue to be addressed, an official with the National Defense Board said Thursday. “The [conflicts] are not the cause; they are rather an effect. And what we need to solve are the factors that cause [of the conflicts],” said Bambang Darmono, the board’s secretary-general. He said one factor was the ineffective implementation of special autonomy granted to the resource-rich province in 2001.
'Roadmap' Proposed to Help Bring Peace to Indonesia's Papua Province (13 Aug 2010)
Voice of America - The political conflict in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua is growing increasingly violent. Policy researchers and civic groups say the only way to improve the situation is for Papuans to talk with the central government.
Life is an everyday tragedy for Papuans (13 Aug 2010)
The Sydney Morning Herald - While Indonesia's continued economic growth, democratisation and peace in Aceh have been praised by the international community, ongoing grievances in its eastern most provinces of Papua and West Papua remain a tragic reminder of its violent past.
