With Prabowo Subianto, a controversial former general installed as Indonesia’s new president, residents in the restive Papua region were responding to this reality with anxiety and, for some, cautious optimism. The remote and resource-rich region has long been a flashpoint for conflict, with its people enduring decades of alleged military abuse and human rights violations...

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