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October 13, 2008

West Papuans Demand their Freedom

by Farida Iqbal, Green Left, Australia - According to a September 14 WPNA statement, the Indonesian military has recently initiated incursions up to six kilometres into Papua New Guinean territory. “A so called free trade zone established between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea has been annexed by Indonesian soldiers”, Rumbiak stated.

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