The imprisonment of a Polish national in a remote jail in West Papua has been met with virtual silence from his country, the media and the Australian government.
Alternative headline: Glorious Anti-imperialist government of Indonesia catches another one.
From what I hear, if shit goes down in a foreign country, your embassy isn’t gonna do shit, unless you’re a fucking banking executive. Like people will languish in years in immigration detention because no one will lend the guy $500 to pay his fine.
Can I please remove details from this story for doxxing reasons. So my brother ran into shit in the Global South. My big boy Anglo country did fuck all and just acted annoyed in the embassy. The tiny country of our great-grandparents fucking saved the day and were awesome. I can’t get over how much help they give him.
From what I hear, if shit goes down in a foreign country, your embassy isn’t gonna do shit, unless you’re a fucking banking executive. Like people will languish in years in immigration detention because no one will lend the guy $500 to pay his fine.
Can I please remove details from this story for doxxing reasons. So my brother ran into shit in the Global South. My big boy Anglo country did fuck all and just acted annoyed in the embassy. The tiny country of our great-grandparents fucking saved the day and were awesome. I can’t get over how much help they give him.