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Malaysian firm bidding to clear Papua forest loses court bid, but deforestation persists
A company that hoped to clear 80,000 hectares of rainforest in Indonesian Papua to plant oil palms has lost a court case over its control of the land.
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‘Potentially lethal’ police assault on indigenous Papuan was caught on camera
Fresh questions raised in case of Marius Betera, who died around two hours after he was allegedly assaulted by a police officer.
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‘On the road, I feel the ancestors watching’
A photo essay from southern Papua
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How we calculated Korindo’s revenues from clearing Papuan rainforest
Did the conglomerate earn more than $300 million from ‘conversion timber’?
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Revealed: Government officials say permits for mega-plantation in Papua were falsified
Officials have repeatedly raised the alarm over the controversial project, but are now allowing it to go ahead.