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UN Indigenous Peoples’ Day marked by killing of West Papuan

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

A West Papuan man was shot and killed by Indonesian police on August 9, the UN Day for Indigenous Peoples. The man was shot during a peaceful rally at Wamena, a town in the Papuan highlands, where an estimated 20,000 West Papuans had gathered.Read the full story