Police in Indonesia’s Halmahera Island charge 11 farmers in latest nickel flashpoint

Mongabay
Jun 3, 2025, 6:30 am185 ptsTop
EAST HALMAHERA, Indonesia — Police in Indonesia’s North Maluku province arrested 27 people and charged 11 of them with weapons offenses and commercial obstruction in late May following conflict with a nickel mining company controlled by Indonesia’s billionaire Barki family. The 11 residents of Maba…

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