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A global Papuan student body is seeking a meeting with Indonesia's President over a new policy to cut 10 percent autonomous education funds allocated to the Melanesian provincial governments.
Indonesian police have confirmed the charging of eight Papuan students with treason after a demonstration this week marking what many people in the remote region regard as their own day of independence.
Gallo Images via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gallo Images via Getty Images Members of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protest against the death of George Floyd outside U.S. Consulate in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement on June 8, 2020 in Sandton, South Africa. Gallo Images via Getty Images The Black Lives Matter movement became an international phenomenon in 2020. As protesters took to the streets in cities across the U.S. in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, Minn., so did demonstrat...