Violent Fights for Independence Fuels Rising Death Toll in West Papua and PNG

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As Bougainville vows to continue its fight for independence, a crucial conference between the parties in New Zealand looks set to make little progress.

An unknown number of people have died in West Papua over recent weeks as fighting, mostly in remote mountainous areas with poor communications, continues.

Adding to the chaos, there have also been clashes between Indonesia’s military and the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement.

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