What is going on in West Papua?

Indonesia sends 1,000 troops and cuts internet to western province in bid to quell biggest unrest in years

wd-papua_-_strafpgetty_images.jpg
Protesters take to the street to face off with Indonesian police in Manokwari, Papua
(Image credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images))

The Indonesian government has deployed more than 1,000 security personnel and cut internet access to West Papua in a bid to quell the largest unrest seen in the country’s poorest province in years.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More