ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Papua Conflict

Okay kiddo, so there is a place called Papua which is in Indonesia, kind of near Australia. There are some people who live there who are called the Papuans. They have been having some problems with the Indonesian government for many years now.

The thing is, the Papuans were their own country a long time ago, but then Indonesia took control of it. Some Papuans don't like this because they feel like they are being treated unfairly. They don't get to make a lot of decisions for themselves and they feel like their culture is being ignored.

Because of all of this, some Papuans have turned to violence to try and get their message across. They want the Indonesian government to give them more rights and freedom. But this has made things worse and the government has sent in soldiers to try and stop them.

So in short, Papuans are fighting for their rights and freedom from the Indonesian government. It's a complicated situation that has been going on for a long time.