22/08/2019 West Papua alert

Alert
Indonesia had deployed more than 1,000 soldiers and blocked internet access in West Papua after the 1,000 security force members that were sent in the day before were largely defeated along with the local cops. The 4 days of unrest had swelled a day earlier by authorities’ alleged mistreatment of student protesters. It was sparked off by Papuans and Indonesians shouting racial slurs at each other.