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Church says Papua riot sparked by military burning Bibles

 June 08, 2017   Views: 3

By STEPHEN WRIGHT Associated Press, June 8, 2017 — 2:45am JAKARTA, Indonesia — A major church in Indonesia’s predominantly Christian Papua province said a riot in the provincial capital last month was sparked by the military burning Bibles, contradicting the police account of events. A report by the Evangelical Christian Church in Papua said a […]

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Student reporter Vilimaina Naqelevuki (left) and Wansolwara chief-of-staff Heather Traill interview Papua New Guinea journalist Alexander Rheeney about West Papua via Skype. Image: Wansolwara

Wansolwara student journos report on West Papua human rights struggle

 June 08, 2017   Views: 1

By Vilimaina Naqelevuki in Suva Media access to West Papua, where more than half a million of its indigenous people have reportedly been killed over five decades, remains restricted. News coverage of the alleged genocide is extremely difficult because of the restrictions on local and foreign media. Some West Papuan journalists have also died in […]

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