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October 10, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The New Zealand embassy has confirmed Indonesia has denied its diplomats’ requests to visit Papua and assess the conflict and human rights situation in the turbulent region. According to The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, a spokesperson from the New Zealand embassy confirmed the travel ban, which has been extended ... <a title="Indonesia denies NZ diplomats entry into West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/10/indonesia-denies-nz-diplomats-entry-into-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia denies NZ diplomats entry into West Papua">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Young Pasifika performers and artists came together last week for Moana Loloto, a night of indigenous storytelling to explore four pressing issues the Pacific and its people are facing. Held at the Mangere Arts Centre in South Auckland, young people of Te Moana-nui-ā-Kiwa used dance, art and stories to discuss West ... <a title="Tagata Pasifika: Youth lead indigenous storytelling at Moana Loloto" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/09/tagata-pasifika-youth-lead-indigenous-storytelling-at-moana-loloto/" aria-label="Read more about Tagata Pasifika: Youth lead indigenous storytelling at Moana Loloto">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Vanuatu leaders have taken the podium at the United Nations General Assembly to speak out against the military repression of anti-racism and independence demonstrations in West Papua, reports SBS news. Addressing world leaders at the New York gathering – which has so far been a platform for powerful climate change activism ... <a title="Australia needs to ‘step up’ on West Papua, says Vanuatu at UN assembly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/30/australia-needs-to-step-up-on-west-papua-says-vanuatu-at-un-assembly/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs to ‘step up’ on West Papua, says Vanuatu at UN assembly">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Journalist organisations in Indonesia have condemned alleged discrimination towards their colleagues by police in West Papua. Three leading journalists in Papua were prevented from covering a protest by university students in Jayapura on Monday. Monday’s unrest in Jayapura resulted in an Indonesian soldier being fatally stabbed, and three Papuan students shot dead ... <a title="Intimidation of journos in Papua condemned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/27/intimidation-of-journos-in-papua-condemned/" aria-label="Read more about Intimidation of journos in Papua condemned">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk At least 32 people have been killed and scores more injured in Papua amid fresh protests against racism and police persecution, reports Al Jazeera. In the regional capital of Wamena, 28 people, including 16 non-Papuans were reportedly killed when protestors torched buildings and damaged property in response to claims that a ... <a title="Death toll rises to 32 amid fresh Papua protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/death-toll-rises-to-32-amid-fresh-papua-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Death toll rises to 32 amid fresh Papua protests">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The New Caledonian-based Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front or FLNKS has condemned the ongoing human rights violations in West Papua and has called for the Papuan right to self-determination to be recognised. In a press release the pro-independence group consisting of mostly indigenous Kanaks said that the recent attacks on ... <a title="FLNKS calls for West Papua self-determination, condemns violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/flnks-calls-for-west-papua-self-determination-condemns-violence/" aria-label="Read more about FLNKS calls for West Papua self-determination, condemns violence">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Indonesia police have arrested eight Papuan demonstrators for treason or “makar” in Jakarta, reports CNN Indonesia. Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua spokesperson Surya Anta was reportedly among the arrested. Two of the eight were arrested for allegedly flying the Morning Star flag during a rally in front of the state ... <a title="Indonesian police arrest Papuan activists for ‘treason’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/indonesian-police-arrest-papuan-activists-for-treason/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian police arrest Papuan activists for ‘treason’">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Police-backed armed militias have killed three West Papuan students in Abepura district, Jayapura, reports the Guardian. The students were reportedly killed in their dormitories as they tried to defend themselves from a pro-Jakarta group calling itself Masyarakat Nusantara (Archipelago Community). The reports come as new video appeared to show soldiers firing at ... <a title="Three students reported killed in West Papua as ‘confronting’ video emerges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/three-students-reported-killed-in-west-papua-as-confronting-video-emerges/" aria-label="Read more about Three students reported killed in West Papua as ‘confronting’ video emerges">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papuan demands for a referendum on self-determination have erupted more strongly amid fears of civilian casualties in the Melanesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. A government-imposed internet blackout is in place following a two-week wave of protests triggered by racial abuse against Papuan students in East Java, reports The Jakarta ... <a title="Papuans raise Morning Star flag in Jakarta, burn Jayapura buildings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/papuans-raise-morning-star-flag-in-jakarta-burn-jayapura-buildings/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans raise Morning Star flag in Jakarta, burn Jayapura buildings">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papuan demands for a referendum on self-determination have gained widespread momentum amid fears of civilian casualties in the Melanesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. A government-imposed internet blackout is in place following a wave of protests triggered by racial abuse against Papuan students in East Java, reports The Jakarta Post. ... <a title="Papuans demand referendum – raise Morning Star flag by State Palace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/papuans-demand-referendum-raise-morning-star-flag-by-state-palace/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans demand referendum – raise Morning Star flag by State Palace">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
By Domingos Gomes in Dili Timor-Leste national police (PNTL) have arrested 46 students at a West Papua independence solidarity protest in Dili, amid accusations the group failed to get permission to hold their demonstration in public. The Dili protest, which moved from the Government Palace to the Indonesian Embassy in Farol last Thursday afternoon, was ... <a title="Timor-Leste police arrest 46 West Papuan solidarity protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/timor-leste-police-arrest-46-west-papuan-solidarity-protesters/" aria-label="Read more about Timor-Leste police arrest 46 West Papuan solidarity protesters">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A senior Jakarta Post managing editor has predicted it is possible that West Papua may face a self-determination vote following the Timor-Leste example and this could pave the way for independence. Writing an opinion column in the Post today, Kornelius Purba warned the Papuan people may “fulfill their dream of independence ... <a title="East Timor-style referendum possible for Papua, says Post editor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/east-timor-style-referendum-possible-for-papua-says-post-editor/" aria-label="Read more about East Timor-style referendum possible for Papua, says Post editor">Read more</a>
