Chumba kilikuwa kidogo na kimya, kikiwa kimefichwa ndani ya makao makuu ya Polisi wa Mkoa wa Papua Tengah (Katikati) huko Nabire. Hakukuwa na kamera zinazowaka au hotuba ndefu. Maafisa wachache…
The room was small and quiet, tucked inside the Papua Tengah (Central) Regional Police headquarters in Nabire. There were no flashing cameras or long speeches. Just a few officers standing…
Katika siku zinazoelekea Eid al-Fitr, hali ndani ya magereza nchini Papua huanza kubadilika kwa njia ambayo ni vigumu kuelezea isipokuwa umeiona moja kwa moja. Taratibu zinabaki vile vile. Milango hufunguliwa…
In the days leading up to Eid al-Fitr, the mood inside prisons in Papua begins to shift in a way that is difficult to describe unless you have seen it…
Katika ukingo wa mashariki wa Indonesia, ardhi hiyo huyeyuka polepole na kuwa msitu mnene wa mvua kabla ya kufikia mpaka na Papua New Guinea. Kizuizi au bendera huashiria wazi mpaka…
At the eastern edge of Indonesia, the land slowly dissolves into thick rainforest before reaching the border with Papua New Guinea. A checkpoint or a flag clearly marks the frontier…
Barabara ya kuelekea Kijiji cha Jokbu ni nyembamba na tulivu. Inapita kupitia msitu mnene na vilima vya chini huko Tambrauw Regency. Mara nyingi, safari hiyo huendelea bila shida. Pikipiki hupita…
The road to Jokbu Village is narrow and quiet. It goes through thick forest and low hills in Tambrauw Regency. Most of the time, the trip goes without a hitch.…
Familia kutoka wilaya tofauti zilianza kufika katika Ofisi ya Gavana wa Papua Selatan (Kusini mwa Papua) huko Merauke mapema asubuhi. Baadhi walikuwa wametoka mbali, wakiacha vijiji vyao kabla ya alfajiri…
Families from different districts started to arrive at the Papua Selatan (South Papua) Governor’s Office in Merauke early in the morning. Some had come from far away, leaving their villages…