Thousands of rotational soldiers move in and out of Papua. They fight, guard state projects, and leave civilians under a seemingly endless shadow of guns. Papua now hosts 74,297 soldiers. Of those, 17,780 are rotational troops drawn from across Indonesia.
This should be an opportunity for the ruling camp to turn over a new leaf, achieve tangible results on issues affecting people’s livelihoods, and regain the public’s trust
Propaganda and prejudice have long stripped the Rohingya and other minorities of their humanity, making them easy targets of violence
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