Protests flare in Papua as students demand independence referendum
by Ben Doherty Pacific Editor and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#58MNE)
Police fire shots as crowds of demonstrators demand a vote on secession from Indonesia
Unrest has flared in the restive Indonesian region of Papua with police firing shots during a protest by hundreds of university students in the provincial capital, Jayapura.
The group was demonstrating against plans to extend a special autonomy law that protestors say has not done enough to help people in one of the country's poorest regions.
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