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Suala muhimu katika mjadala kuhusu marekebisho yaliyopangwa ya Sheria ya Uchaguzi nchini Indonesia limekuwa pendekezo la kutenga angalau asilimia 50 ya uwakilishi wa kisheria kwa Wapapua wa Asili, au wanaojulikana …

A prominent issue in the debate over Indonesia’s planned revision of the Election Law has been a proposal to reserve at least 50 percent of legislative representation for the Indigenous …

Kwa miaka mingi, wakazi katika sehemu za Papua walipima umbali tofauti. Kijiji kingeweza kukaa kilomita chache tu kutoka hapo, lakini kufikia huko kungeweza kuchukua saa nyingi. Sio kwa sababu sehemu …

For years, residents in parts of Papua measured distance differently. A village might sit only a few kilometers away, yet reaching it could take hours. Not because the destination was …

Swali lilifika karibu na mwisho wa kipindi. “Kama hatuna mtaji, tuanzie wapi?” Chumba kilicheka kimya kimya. Sio kwa sababu swali halikuwa la kawaida. Kwa sababu wanafunzi wengi walikuwa wakifikiria kitu …

Kwa watu wengi, kodi huonekana tu wakati kitu kinapoacha kufanya kazi. Mradi wa barabara unapungua. Huduma za umma zinakabiliwa na ucheleweshaji. Au, katika hali hii, akaunti za benki haziwezi kufikiwa …

For many people, taxation becomes visible only when something stops working. A road project slows. Public services face delays. Or, in this case, bank accounts suddenly cannot be accessed. That …

Watu wanaoishi Biak wakati mwingine hutania kwamba historia hapa inakataa kukaa kimya. Mabanda ya zamani bado yamesimama. Miundo ya kijeshi yenye kutu inabaki imetawanyika karibu na misitu. Watoto hukua wakisikia …

People living in Biak sometimes joke that history here refuses to stay quiet. Old bunkers still stand. Rusting military structures remain scattered near forests. Children grow up hearing stories about …

Soko lilikuwa tayari limejaa maafisa walipofika. Watu waliokuwa wamebeba mboga walivuka njia wakiwa na teksi za pikipiki. Wauzaji wa samaki walikuwa wakipanga masanduku ya barafu. Maduka karibu na Soko Kuu …