Half a year has passed since the government and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) signed the Humanitarian Pause in Geneva. The historic deal, which was believed to be a breakthrough in the decades-old frost, has proven to be nothing more than a "paper tiger". Violence, often bloody and even deadly, continues in Aceh.

The abduction and murder of Jafar Siddiq Hamzah, an Aceh non-governmental organization (NGO) activist of international caliber