Papua: Third Papuan People’s Congress Opens

Papua: Third Papuan People’s Congress Opens   The Third Papuan People’s Congress opened on Monday according to plan at Lapangan Zakeus [in the open air]. However, the plan for it to be opened by the general director for regional autonomy of the interior ministry was not realised so instead it was opened by the collective Papuan leadership and marked by the beating of a tifa drum.   Speaking on this occasion, Forkorus Yaboisembut said the objective of the congress was to discuss the basic...

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