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Indonesia Restricts Press Coverage of Restive Province

Press freedom denied in Papua

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Nov 06, 2021
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Although informal reports seeping out of Papua over recent weeks hint at rising tensions in Indonesia’s most restive province, the government is keeping a tight lid on access by both domestic and international journalists, raising suspicions of a cover-up of ‘irregularities,’ and that Jakarta fears growing openness to a pro-independence campaign.

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