Locations of confirmed security incidents in the Papua Provinces of Indonesia since 1st January 2022.
Ten confirmed incidents over the past two weeks, and another five yet to be confirmed, is a serious increase in both Security Forces and Separatist activity.
This increase appears to be related to the Indonesian Government's announcement that transmigration* will be reintroduced, in conjunction with impending Regional Elections across the provinces in West Papua.
Source: Salama Fikira Group BREATHE
*Transmigration is an Indonesian Government poverty and over-population alleviation policy. Low and ultra-low income Indonesian citizens in over-populated areas and regions, overwhelmingly from Java, are offered incentives to migrate to West Papua.
The Free Papua Movement (OPM) and their armed military wing, the West Papua National Liberation Army (WPNLA) vehemently oppose this policy, stating it is intended to reduce Indigenous Melanesian Papuans (OAP) to a minority on their own lands.
Five security incidents were confirmed in the #Papua provinces in #Indonesia last week.
Five previously unrecorded incident brings the total since 1st January 2022 to 438, a significant uptick over two weeks.
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