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train Indonesia's deadly Kopassus
Indonesia's
Special Forces (Kopassus), more than any other in the Indonesian military,
stands accused by the Indonesian people of some of the most egregious human
rights violations. In 2008, the Bush administration proposed to restart
US training of Kopassus. More than 50 US organisations have signed
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Trades Hall Bar, Carlton. Supported by: Australia West Papua Association,
West Papua Australia Active Support Network, Free West Papua Collective,
Friends of the Earth, ACTU, VTHC, CEPU, Timor Sea Justice Campaign and
more. For more info ring 0409 268 978 or e-mail manukoreri@riseup.net.
6th
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the Dr McNaughtan East Timor Education Foundation. Fri
Feb 12, 6pm. Gleebooks, Glebe. Organised
by the Australia-East Timor Association (NSW). Donations at the door for
AETA.
Indonesia
in 2010: What kind of neighbourhood? An
“In Panel” discussion with Dr.
Max Lane author of Unfinished Nation: Indonesia before and after
Suharto and Sydney University professor of Southeast Asian Studies,
Dr Adrian Vickers. Feb 18, 6.30pm,
Gleebooks, Glebe Point Rd Glebe. For more info and RSVP visit Gleebooks.
Australia-West
Papua Association Meetings – Last Wednesday
of every month (6.15pm) in the office of People for Nuclear Disarmament,
cnr Chalmers & Bedford Streets. Info from Joe Collins or Anne Noonan:
(02) 9960 1698 or 0408 860 342 or email iris@matra.com.au.
Australia-East
Timor Association (NSW) meets every 4th
Wednesday of each month in Room 310, Level 3, Tower Building, UTS Broadway
between 6.30pm. Contact Stephen Langford (02) 9331 5986.
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Papua:
Indonesia's great enigma - Jakarta Post. February 7, 2010. The Jakarta
Post's Ridwan Max Sijabat and Markus Makur look at the latest efforts to
resolve the complex issues holding back this resource-rich region from
realizing its development potential.
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Indonesian
journalists call for end to defamation charge - Jakarta Globe. February
5, 2010. Slapping criminal libel charges on journalists constitutes a major
threat to freedom of expression, because such charges have long since been
eliminated in the world's democracies, seasoned journalist Bambang Harymurti
said on Friday.
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Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono branded by the mark of the beast - Sydney Morning
Herald. February 5, 2010. One of the first rules of being in the public
eye is not to give away free kicks – especially when your public is already
disposed to seizing any opportunity.
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Murders
put Jakarta street children in spotlight - Agence France Presse. February
5, 2010. Hudaiva gazed into the distance as she spoke about her son Arif,
who disappeared in Jakarta in May, 2008. A day later police found the mutilated
remains of a boy in a cardboard box at a bus station.
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People
smuggler slapped on wrist - Sydney Morning Herald. February 5, 2010.
The notorious Indonesian people smuggler Abraham Louhenapessy, better known
as Captain Bram, is likely to receive only a fine for attempting to bring
254 Sri Lankans in an overcrowded boat to Australia last year.
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East
Timor anti-graft tsar sees long fight ahead - Reuters. February 5,
2010. High-profile prosecutions will not end widespread corruption in East
Timor and a long public re-education campaign will be needed to fight graft
and nepotism, the country's new anti-corruption tsar said on Friday.
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Hard-line
Islamists seek to intimidate horror flick out of theaters - Jakarta
Globe. February 5, 2010. A film deemed suitable by the country's censor
was reportedly pulled from distribution on Thursday night after the Islamic
Defenders Front threatened its producers and sent an unambiguous message
to movie theaters around the country.
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Democrats
to turn up the heat on coalition over Century probe - Jakarta Globe.
February 5, 2010. President Yudhoyono's increasingly flustered Democratic
Party says it plans to hold a meeting with the leaders of its coalition
partners to threaten the revocation of cabinet positions if they fail to
back the government over the Bank Century case.
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News reports
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Other
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Burma
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In
darkness, Karen refugees dread forced return to Burma - Sydney Morning
Herald. February 5, 2010
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Jailed
88 generation activist calls for blanket amnesty - Irrawaddy. January
29, 2010
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Burmese
junta imposes long sentence on journalist - Irrawaddy. January 29,
2010
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Burma's
Suu Kyi responds to November release comment - Irrawaddy. January 28,
2010
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Burmese
soldiers still recruit underage youth - Irrawaddy. January 27, 2010
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'Suu
Kyi will be released': Home minister - Irrawaddy. January 25, 2010
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Burmese
junta 'worse' than Nargis - Irrawaddy. January 22, 2010
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Chinese
influence in Burma increases: Webb - Irrawaddy. January 22, 2010
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Human
rights 'deteriorating' in Burma: HRW - Irrawaddy. January 21, 2010
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Burmese
ethnic leaders reject election - Irrawaddy. January 14, 2010
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Burma
ranked 'worst of the worst' - Irrawaddy. January 13, 2010
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Junta
turns to draconian electronics law to silence critics - Interpress
Service. January 11, 2010
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New
enemies of the state in Burma - Irrawaddy. January 9, 2010
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Burmese
regime privatizing to retain control of resources - Irrawaddy. January
7, 2010
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Looking
for an election in Burma's political fog - Irrawaddy. January 7, 2010
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Australian
Senator criticizes exports to Burma - Irrawaddy. January 6, 2010
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Freelance
video reporter sentenced to 26 years in Burma - Irrawaddy. January
6, 2010
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No
indications of restoration of democracy in Burma: US - Irrawaddy. January
5, 2010
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Burmese
Army tunes in to Australian technology - Sydney Morning Herald. January
5, 2010
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Burma's
Than Shwe promises election this year - Irrawaddy. January 4, 2010
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East
Timor
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Video
spotlights East Timor police abuse - Agence France Presse. February
1, 2010
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East
Timor snubs Woodside, invites Petronas to develop field - Associated
Press. January 20, 2010
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East
Timor stands firm - Herald Sun. January 15, 2010
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Timor
to block Woodside's oil development plans - Associated Press. January
13, 2010
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East
Timor stalemate to drag on - Australian Associated Press. January 13,
2010
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Warning
on Timor police after musician is shot - Sydney Morning Herald. January
7, 2010
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Calls
for East Timor police to disarm - Radio Australia. January 6, 2010
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East
Timor's ticking AIDS time bomb - Agence France Presse. December 30,
2009
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Activists
win suit over East Timor - Agence France Presse. December 22, 2009
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Fears
cane toads have hitched ride to East Timor - ABC News. December 17,
2009
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Behind
'Balibo' and its banning - Jakarta Globe. December 16, 2009
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The
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Sri
Lankan fighting leaves a gruesome legacy - Sydney Morning Herald. February
3, 2010
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Sodomy
trial against Malaysian opposition leader begins - Agence France Presse.
February 3, 2010
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A
historic gathering of workers and peasants in Pakistan - Labour Party
Pakistan. February 1, 2010
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Sri
Lanka press crackdown - Sydney Morning Herald. February 1, 2010
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Presidential
smiles hide Sri Lanka woes - Melbourne Age. January 29, 2010
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Millions
in fund to 'buy off' Taliban - The Telegraph. January 29, 2010.
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Violence
looms in aftermath of tense Sri Lankan election - Sydney Morning Herald.
January 27, 2010
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Pig
heads left at two Malaysian mosques - Associated Press. January 27,
2010
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Malaysian
court overturns book ban - Jakarta Globe. January 26, 2010
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Tamils
have a vote, but little choice - Sydney Morning Herald. January 25,
2010
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A
democracy in doubt - Sydney Morning Herald. January 23, 2010
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Sri
Lankan general woos Tamils in election challenge to President - Sydney
Morning Herald. January 23, 2010
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Instead
of 'absurd' GST, auction APs - Malaysia Kini. January 21, 2010
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Sex
for sand scandal in Malaysia - Associated Press. January 21, 2010.
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Appeal
to Thai PM to extend work permits - Irrawaddy. January 18, 2010
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ASIO
rejects four Viking Tamils - The Australian. January 12, 2010
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Fiji
throws its heaviest book at dissenters - The Australian. January 12,
2010
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Six
churches attacked in Muslim protests - Associated Press. January 11,
2010
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Government
defends 'Allah' refusal, says Malaysia 'can't be compared' to Indonesia
- Agence France Presse. January 11, 2010
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Probe
Sri Lanka war crimes, says UN expert Philip Alston - The Times. January
9, 2010
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Firebomb
attacks on Malaysian churches - Sydney Morning Herald. January 9, 2010
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Corruption
in China growing at least as fast as the economy - Melbourne Age. January
9, 2010
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Attackers
fire-bomb Malaysian church over 'Allah' word conflict - Associated
Press. January 8, 2010
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Malaysian
court suspends decision to let non-Muslims use 'Allah' - Associated
Press. January 6, 2010
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Crisis
for Hamid Karzai as cabinet rejected - Agence France Presse. January
4, 2010
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2009
bad for working class: Labor-based party-list group - The Sun Star.
January 1, 2010
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Indonesia
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Constitutional
Court taking up Indonesia's thorny religious row - Jakarta Globe. February
4, 2010
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Militant
groups ready to defend controversial law - Jakarta Post. February 4,
2010
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No
dramatic end likely to Century bailout case - Jakarta Post. February
4, 2010
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Right
to worship still under threat, watchdog warns - Jakarta Globe. February
3, 2010
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Forestry
ministry graft behind Indonesia's rapid deforestation - Jakarta Globe.
February 3, 2010
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No
bull: Police veto bovine agitator's protest comeback - Jakarta Globe.
February 3, 2010
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Horror
of Jakarta street kids exposes lack of care - The Australian. February
2, 2010.
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Jakarta
plans 'protest park' to ease traffic mayhem - The Australian. February
2, 2010
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Glass
ceiling proves hard to crack: NGOs - Jakarta Post. February 1, 2010
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Move
to try soldiers in civilian courts - Jakarta Globe. January 31, 2010
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Shariah
targets 'common people' only, activists say - Jakarta Globe. January
31, 2010.
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New
law to call for gender equality - Jakarta Globe. January 31, 2010
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NGOs
request judicial review of religious blasphemy law - Jakarta Post.
January 30, 2010
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Decision
to postpone workers' pay hike condemne - Jakarta Post. January 30,
2010
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Snap,
crackle, flop: Jakarta demonstrations underwhelm - Jakarta Globe. January
29, 2010
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TNI
'deeply involved' in forest destruction: Report - Agence France Presse.
January 29, 2010
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Employers,
unions want law changed - Jakarta Post. January 29, 2010
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Tight
jeans and shorts under attack in Aceh - Jakarta Globe. January 28,
2010
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Indonesia
says Aussie activists trespassed - ABC News. January 28, 2010
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Jakarta
protesters estimated at 7,000 to 10,000 - Jakarta Globe. January 28,
2010
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'Government
complicity' lets religious conflict go on - Jakarta Post. January 28,
2010
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1,000
migrant workers died in 2009: Union - Jakarta Post. January 28, 2010
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Activists
detained near asylum seekers' boat - ABC News. January 27, 2010
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New
act plays to the Max - The Australian. January 27, 2010
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30,000
workers to be laid off in Bekasi this year - Jakarta Post. January
27, 2010
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Indonesian
police prepare for anti-government demonstrations - Jakarta Globe.
January 26, 2010
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10,000
Jakarta police officers to secure Thursday's rally - Jakarta Globe.
January 25, 2010
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Indonesia
to force Sri Lankans off boat - Melbourne Age. January 25, 2010
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Antasari,
Tommy and the justice system in Indonesia - Jakarta Globe. January
22, 2010
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Thousands
rally against free trade treaty in Surabaya, Semarang - Jakarta Post.
January 21, 201
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Officials
fire local Shariah police chief over Aceh rape case - Jakarta Globe.
January 20, 2010
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Rape
case puts sharia police in difficult position - Jakarta Post. January
20, 2010
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Gays,
lesbians face discrimination in sharia Aceh - Jakarta Post. January
20, 2010
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Ulema-nization
- Jakarta Post Editorial. January 20, 2010
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Aceh
dismisses calls to disband Shariah police - Jakarta Globe. January
19, 2010
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Women
reject fatwa on hairstyles, 'ojek' - Jakarta Post. January 18, 2010
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Anticorruption
efforts 'toothless': ICW - Jakarta Post. January 18, 2010
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Protection
on women rights still low - Jakarta Post. January 17, 2010
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House
uncovers mess in bank bailout case - Jakarta Post. January 17, 2010
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Clerics
warn Muslims against sinful hairdos, photo shoots - Jakarta Post. January
16, 2010
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Extent
of Indonesia's prison corruption surprises task force - Jakarta Globe.
January 16, 2010
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Regional
conflicts defy optimism about 2010 - Melbourne Age. January 15, 2010
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Indonesia
Sharia police accused of gang rape - Los Angeles Times
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Critics
say Indonesia on wrong side of history with book bans - Jakarta Globe.
January 14, 2010
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SBY's
judicial mafia probe just a diversion: Lawmaker - Jakarta Globe. January
14, 2010
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Shariah
cops won't face Islamic justice in rape case - Jakarta Globe. January
14, 2010
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Indonesian
journalists to launch Balibo appeal - Australian Associated Press.
January 14, 2010
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Aceh's
shariah police 'stained forever' by gang rape - Jakarta Globe. January
14, 2010
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Sharia
police arrested for rape in Aceh - Jakarta Post. January 13, 2010
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Book
banning in Indonesia: A blast from the past - Jakarta Post. January
13, 2010
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Military
maintains business empire despite 2004 ban: Report - Jakarta Globe.
January 12, 2010
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Sex-and-murder
epic has hidden agenda - The Australian. January 12, 2010
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Indonesians
flock to watch banned Balibo - Agence France Presse. January 12, 2010
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Indonesia
military's 'empire' poses threat: HRW - Agence France Presse. January
12, 2010
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Indonesian
prisons pamper the rich - Jakarta Globe. January 12, 2010
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Jamsostek
warns of massive layoffs - Jakarta Post. January 12, 2010
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Law
enforcement institutions under ICW's spotlight - Jakarta Post. January
12, 2010
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West
Papua
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Militia
pushes through extra Papua council seats in court - Jakarta Globe.
February 1, 2010
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Police
embedded to help secure Freeport employees - Jakarta Post. January
29, 2010
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Papuans
rally to gain international support - Jakarta Post. January 28, 2010
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OPM
denies responsibility for Papua ambush - Jakarta Globe. January 26,
2010
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Who's
the new scapegoat, ask Papuans - Jakarta Globe. January 26, 2010
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Blame
denials as more shot near Papua mine - Radio Australia. January 26,
2010
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Spent
shells found from Freeport ambush - Jakarta Globe. January 25, 2010
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Ambush
in Papua sparks manhunt - Jakarta Globe. January 25, 2010
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Papua
could separate in the next 10 years - Tempo Interactive. January 25,
2010
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Fears
for more tension in Mimika after killing of Papua's Kwalik - Radio
New Zealand International. January 22, 2010
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'Government
ignores upholding human rights in Papua' - Jakarta Post. January 20,
2010
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Police
honored for killing Kwalik - Jakarta Globe. January 13, 2010
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House
begins new year with call to develop Papua - Jakarta Globe. January
4, 2010
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Police
not reducing security personnel guarding Freeport - Jakarta Post. January
4, 2010
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West
Papua liberation meeting scheduled for mid-year - Southeast Asian Times.
January 4, 2010
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