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West Papua: Uncovering the ‘hidden’ conflict

Sunday, November 28, 2010

by Ash Pemberton

Maire Leadbeater is a spokesperson for the Indonesia Human Rights Committee (Auckland). She recently returned from West Papua, a nation that has faced repression since its occupation by Indonesia in 1963. She spoke to Green Left Weekly’s Ash Pemberton.

Can you give your impressions of West Papuan society under Indonesian occupation?

Two things stand out when you first arrive in [the capital] Jayapura, the extent of the militarisation and the dominance of the migrant community in business and everyday life.

Read the full article at Green Left: Maire Leadbeater in West Papua

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One Response to “West Papua: Uncovering the ‘hidden’ conflict”

  1. Tracen Says:
    August 7th, 2011 at 10:26 pm

    Always a good job right here. Keep rolling on thurogh.