25 Sep 2019

At least 20 killed in fresh violence in West Papua

From , 5:04 am on 25 September 2019

At least 20 people have been killed in fresh violence in Indonesian-ruled West Papua.

Violence erupted in both the provincial capital Jayapura and the main Highlands town Wamena (WAH-men-uh) yesterday.

This follows a wave of protests in the region late last month which spiralled into unrest amid a crackdown by Indonesian security forces

Johnny Blades has been following events and he joins me now.

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