‘We are living in a war zone’: violence flares in West Papua as villagers forced to flee

Hundreds of Indonesian soldiers have been deployed to West Papua in the past month, and journalists and activists have been targeted

Violence has flared in West Papua, with journalists and activists targeted, an internet blackout, and villagers forced to flee into the jungle.

Hundreds of additional Indonesian soldiers have been deployed to West Papua in the last month and thousands of people have reportedly been displaced in the Puncak regency.