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The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia, has charged that "slow-motion genocide" is taking place in West Papua, an historically Christian province of Indonesia. "The Indonesians want to replace the Christian religion with Islam," said Sister Susan Connelly, the author of the commission’s report. "There is clear evidence of ongoing violence, intimidation, and harassment by the Indonesian security forces," added the commission’s executive officer, Peter Arndt.

    Magnitude 7.1 - IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA2004 February 7 02:42:35 UTCPreliminary Earthquake ReportU.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information CenterWorld Data Center for Seismology, Denver A major earthquake occurred at 02:42:35 (UTC) on Saturday, February 7, 2004. The magnitude 7.1 event has been located in IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.) Magnitude 7.1 Date-Time Saturday, February 7, 2004 at 02:42:35 (UTC)= Coordinated Universal Time Saturday, February 7, 2004 at 11:42:35 AM = local time at epicenter Location 3.995°S, 135.052°E Depth 10 km (6 miles) set by location program Region IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA Distances 140 km...