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Racial Slurs Spur Papuan Independence Demands

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Sep 07, 2019
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Racist slurs hurled against Papuan students in Surabaya have led to a series of violent protests in Indonesia’s easternmost province, awakening calls for Papuan independence and leading Jakarta to send troops into the troubled province in a bid to maintain its grip on the mineral-rich region.

The unrest is the latest incident in years of rebelliousness a…

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