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May 13, 2020
Pacific Media Centre TAPOL has condemned the political decision to cancel the early release of five political prisoners that were arrested in Jakarta for demonstrating in favour of self-determination of West Papua. On April 24, the Central Court of Jakarta sentenced Paulus Suryanta Ginting, Ambrosius Mulait, Dano Tabuni, Charles Kossay and Ariana Elopere to nine ... <a title="TAPOL condemns cancellation of early release for Jakarta Five prisoners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/13/tapol-condemns-cancellation-of-early-release-for-jakarta-five-prisoners/" aria-label="Read more about TAPOL condemns cancellation of early release for Jakarta Five prisoners">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2020
PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch The jailing of the Jakarta Six – five Papuans and the first Indonesian to be convicted for a Papuan protest – in Indonesia last month has focused global attention on the plight of political prisoners in the face of a failing struggle against the ... <a title="Jailing of Jakarta Six fuels virus fears over Papuan political prisoners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/03/jailing-of-jakarta-six-fuels-virus-fears-over-papuan-political-prisoners/" aria-label="Read more about Jailing of Jakarta Six fuels virus fears over Papuan political prisoners">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2020
Pacific Media Watch The Indonesian human rights advocacy group TAPOL has denounced the sentencing by the district court of Central Jakarta which found six political prisoners guilty of treason yesterday and demanded their immediate release. Paulus Suryanta Ginting, Ambrosius Mulait, Ariana Elopere, Dano Tabuni, and Charles Kossay were sentenced to nine months imprisonment, whereas Isay ... <a title="TAPOL denounces sentences handed to Jakarta Six, calls for their release" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/28/tapol-denounces-sentences-handed-to-jakarta-six-calls-for-their-release/" aria-label="Read more about TAPOL denounces sentences handed to Jakarta Six, calls for their release">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2019
ANALYSIS: By David Robie Indonesia recently hosted a bold public relations window-dressing expo in Auckland presenting itself as a “Pacific” nation while attempting to provide an unconvincing impression of normality in the two Melanesian provinces known collectively as West Papua. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi hailed “a new era of Pacific partnership – a Pacific ... <a title="Indonesia’s cover up over Papuan media freedom violations exposed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/22/indonesias-cover-up-over-papuan-media-freedom-violations-exposed/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s cover up over Papuan media freedom violations exposed">Read more</a>