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May 20, 2022
By George Heagney of Stuff A group of students from West Papua, the Melanesian Pacific region in Indonesia, are fearful about their futures in New Zealand after their scholarships were cut off. A group of about 40 students have been studying at different tertiary institutions in New Zealand, but in December received a letter from ... <a title="West Papuan students face ‘hardship and stress’ over scholarship loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/west-papuan-students-face-hardship-and-stress-over-scholarship-loss/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan students face ‘hardship and stress’ over scholarship loss">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
Stuff A West Papuan international student in Aotearoa New Zealand has devoted hundreds of hours to a non-profit organisation and opened a door to a new career. Arnold Yoman, 19, came to New Zealand in 2019 from the Papuan provincial capital Jayapura on an Indonesian government scholarship and has been studying at Awatapu College in ... <a title="West Papuan student discovers new passion and career path in Manawatū" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/west-papuan-student-discovers-new-passion-and-career-path-in-manawatu/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan student discovers new passion and career path in Manawatū">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2022
OPEN LETTER: By David Robie Kia ora Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi It is unconscionable. A bewildering and grossly unfair crisis for 34 young Papuan students – 25 male and 9 female – the hope for the future of the West Papua region, the Melanesian half of Papua New Guinea island ruled by Indonesia. They were ... <a title="Open letter to Minister Faafoi – an appeal to help 34 abandoned Papuan students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/15/open-letter-to-minister-faafoi-an-appeal-to-help-34-abandoned-papuan-students/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to Minister Faafoi – an appeal to help 34 abandoned Papuan students">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2022
By Matthew Scott of Newsroom Time is running out for a group of West Papuan students in New Zealand whose scholarships were cut — out of the blue — by the Indonesian government The sudden removal of government funding for the Papuan students has left many of them in financial dire straits on visas that ... <a title="Ukraine example cited in call to extend visas for abandoned Papuan students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/30/ukraine-example-cited-in-call-to-extend-visas-for-abandoned-papuan-students/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine example cited in call to extend visas for abandoned Papuan students">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
Students from West Papua have been facing a stressful time in New Zealand since the beginning of the year after Indonesia said it would no longer fund their autonomous Papuan scholarships and wanted them repatriated home. One student from the Central Highlands in West Papua that RNZ Pacific has spoken to says he has had ... <a title="West Papuan students in dire straits in NZ after Indonesia cuts funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/west-papuan-students-in-dire-straits-in-nz-after-indonesia-cuts-funding/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan students in dire straits in NZ after Indonesia cuts funding">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Mary Argue of the Wairarapa Times-Age Screams erupted as the sound of gunshots ricocheted around the open-air market. People ran. It was bloody. “I saw from my own eyes the gun violence,” says Laurens Ikinia. “It was just crazy.” Ikinia was still a child when he witnessed Indonesian security forces open fire ... <a title="Overcoming trauma, Papuan students in NZ now face new challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/20/overcoming-trauma-papuan-students-in-nz-now-face-new-challenge/" aria-label="Read more about Overcoming trauma, Papuan students in NZ now face new challenge">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A global Papuan students abroad umbrella organisation has appealed for a meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to air their grievances over changes to the scholarship system which they say are unfairly impacting on their studies. In a statement today responding to a letter by the Indonesian Ambassador to New Zealand ... <a title="Papuan students appeal for meeting with President Jokowi to air grievances" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/papuan-students-appeal-for-meeting-with-president-jokowi-to-air-grievances/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan students appeal for meeting with President Jokowi to air grievances">Read more</a>
