The Road: Uprising in West Papua [Large Print 16pt] (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780369391810)

They all know the history; they have all grown up with the repression. They have grown up fighting. They have seen their leaders shot and jailed. They live with the military post on the corner. The searches, the document checks, the beatings, the arrests, the surveillance and the swaggering, casual violence of the Indonesian army and police. They all have one thing in common: an overwhelming desire to right a historic wrong. The West Papuan independence movement has reignited, and Indonesian troops are cracking down. Chemical weapons have been deployed, hundreds of people killed, tens of thousands displaced - all on Australia's doorstep. And almost no one is writing about it. In The Road, investigative reporter John Martinkus gives a gripping, up-to-date account of the province's descent into armed conflict and suppression. Replete with vivid detail, new information and photos not seen anywhere else, this revelatory work of journalism shows how and why a highlands road triggered an uprising, and where this might all lead.

Author: John Martinkus
ISBN-10: 0369391810
ISBN-13: 9780369391810
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
Language: English
Published: 12/25/2020
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.36d
Large Print