West Papua

Mstari nje ya duka la bidhaa la Persipura huko Jayapura ulianza kutengenezwa kabla ya saa sita mchana 26 Mei. Mashabiki wachanga waliovaa jezi nyeusi na nyekundu walisimama kando ya baba …

The line outside the Persipura merchandise outlet in Jayapura started forming before noon on May 26. Young supporters wearing old black and red jerseys stood beside fathers who had followed …

Mohamad Lakotani alipowasili China wiki hii, mazungumzo aliyofanya hayakuwa kuhusu vibali vya uchimbaji madini au uchimbaji mkubwa wa rasilimali, masuala yanayohusiana kwa muda mrefu na mijadala ya uwekezaji nchini Papua. …

When Mohamad Lakotani arrived in China this week, the conversation he carried was not about mining permits or large-scale resource extraction, issues long associated with investment discussions in Papua. Instead, …

Alasiri wiki hii, malori yaliyobeba ng’ombe wa kafara yaliingia polepole kwenye viwanja vya misikiti katika sehemu kadhaa za Papua. Watoto walikusanyika karibu na barabara kutazama. Wajitolea wa msikiti waliangalia orodha …

In the afternoons this week, trucks carrying sacrificial cattle slowly entered mosque courtyards across several parts of Papua. Children gathered near the roadside to watch. Mosque volunteers checked distribution lists …

Waziri wa Ulinzi wa Indonesia Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin alitoa ujumbe wa kibinafsi usio wa kawaida kwa wanajeshi wa Indonesia wanaohudumu Papua wiki hii. Hakuanza kwa kuzungumzia silaha, shughuli za kijeshi, au …

Indonesia’s Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin delivered an unusually personal message to Indonesian soldiers serving in Papua this week. He did not begin by talking about weapons, military operations, or combat …

Ripoti za kwanza zilitoka ndani kabisa ya milima ya Pegunungan Bintang Regency, ambapo wachimbaji dhahabu waliokuwa na hofu walianza kuacha kambi na kukimbia kupitia njia za misitu baada ya kusikia …

The first reports came from deep inside the mountains of Pegunungan Bintang Regency, where frightened gold miners began abandoning camps and running through forest paths after hearing that armed men …