Pesta Babi is more than a documentary about Papua. It has become a national test of Indonesia’s democracy, exposing the tension between development, Indigenous land rights, military pressure, and freedom of expression. This KBA13 INSIGHT policy perspective examines why the film matters, how suppression amplified its impact, and what the controversy reveals about Indonesia’s political future.
Pesta Babi and the Politics of Silence: Papua, Development, and Indonesia’s Democratic Test
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