Indonesian authorities appear to be fairly regularly using drones against civilian targets and villages in Papua, per reporting from Human Rights Monitor and other sources:

April 10, 2026 - 22:43 UTC

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wtaf

This is horrifying.
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Oh! Friendlyjordies did a break/scope of this few years back. m.youtube.com/watch?v=nSf3268tAbg
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In Indonesia there were stories of drones used to fight against armed groups in Papua, and there were stories of police abusing local civilians, but this is genuinely the first time I heard about drones being used on civilians. I hate this. I hate what the country is doing to Papua.
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It’s quickly becoming apparent to me that a LOT of these cases involve an armed group using drones against indigenous people.
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I also know/know of many indigenous groups who have successfully used drones and drone-collected data to protect their land and their interests, so, well, it’s complicated. I wrote this back in 2015:

www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/06/community_drones_helps_indonesia_s_dayaks_protect_their_land.html
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Seems SUPER on-brand for Indonesia.

Developing world imperialism gets so many free rides.
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Sci-fi coming to life. YIKES!
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I was coming back here to comment about PNG thank you

Thank you for the Human rights watch link, content warning that they post detailed photos tho

Sources are so important, i’m going to say thank you one more time
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not great
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Papua has been in a struggle for independence with brutal repression by Indonesia. Goddamn them.
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Yes. The drones are a new tool of brutal repression.
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I’ve never noticed before how similar in shape the north coasts of New Guinea and Alaska are.

Which is a fact probably relevant only to me LOL.
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