Papuans rally for independence from Indonesia
Thousands of people rallied in Indonesia’s far eastern Papua province on Monday calling for independence from Jakarta. more A high-ranking military official told me months ago that American involvement in the separatist movement in Papua is obvious and for obvious reason as [...]
Indonesia’s vast Papua in the grip of Asia’s worst AIDS crisis
Papua, a vast territory of tropical jungles and jagged mountain peaks on the western edge of New Guinea island, has seen an explosion in HIV/AIDS cases among a population that is the poorest in Indonesia. Its infection rate, estimated at [...]
