PLIGHT OF PAPUA

DEMONSTRATORS hold signs as they protest outside the House of Representatives (DPR) Building following a bill passed by legislators to create three new provinces in Papua, in Jakarta, June 30. The DPR passed the legislation to create three new provinces in Papua, a move critics fear could undermine the standing of the area’s indigenous population and threaten special autonomy powers. Indonesia’s easternmost region, currently split between Papua and West Papua, will now be divided into five provinces, with the addition of South Papua, Central Papua, and Highland Papua. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana