28 Oct 2021

Remote PNG area receives influx of displaced West Papuans

From , 6:02 am on 28 October 2021

Armed conflict in West Papua has caused a fresh influx of displaced people into neighbouring Papua New Guinea.

The latest flashpoint in the conflict is in the Indonesian-administered Bintang Mountains regency, where state forces are pursuing West Papua Liberation Army fighters.

Johnny Blades reports that it's estimated to have caused a spillover of at least hundreds of people fleeing across the border.

West Papuans displaced by armed conflict in Bintang Mountains regency, October 2021.

West Papuans displaced by armed conflict in Bintang Mountains regency, October 2021. Photo: Supplied

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