When Amanda Wamblolo was young, she never had any difficulties finding food. Living in Yoka, on the eastern shore of Sentani Lake in Jayapura, Papua,
Warning: This reportage features descriptions of violence. The names of several sources have been changed to preserve their safety. In August 2022, the US District
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The stigma attached to the Tobelo Dalam tribe in Halmahera in North Maluku, Indonesia, has made them a moving target, with the government branding them
Lina, 39, and her family have waited six years to own a home since they were evicted from their former residence in Bukit Duri, Jakarta,
When Amanda Wamblolo was young, she never had any difficulties finding food. Living in Yoka, on the eastern shore of Sentani Lake in Jayapura, Papua,
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