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– Indonesia urged to address press freedom violations in West Papua (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 15, 2016

Just five months before Indonesia is set to host UNESCO's 2017 celebration of World Press Freedom Day, its government still has not met a regional human rights watchdog's demands to address press freedom violations in the country's restive West Papua province.
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