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August 3, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Controversial Papua New Guinea citizen Joe Chan has been arrested in Malaysia – this time under the name Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra. And also this time as an Indonesian, a wanted and convicted fugitive and graft convict, reports the PNG Post-Courier. He has been on the run for 11 years. Last Thursday ... <a title="Indonesian police arrest Djoko – PNG’s ‘Joe Chan’ – as fugitive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/03/indonesian-police-arrest-djoko-pngs-joe-chan-as-fugitive/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian police arrest Djoko – PNG’s ‘Joe Chan’ – as fugitive">Read more</a>
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July 28, 2020
By Budi Sutrisno in Jakarta President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s instruction for the military and the police to hunt down armed pro-independence rebels accused of being responsible for the 2018 Nduga massacre in Papua has led to a security crisis that has affected civilians in the region, claims the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua). The ... <a title="President’s order blamed for Nduga rights violations in Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/28/presidents-order-blamed-for-nduga-rights-violations-in-papua/" aria-label="Read more about President’s order blamed for Nduga rights violations in Papua">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2020
By Len Garae in Port Vila Vanuatu Prime Minister Bob Loughman has rejected a claim that he had been invited by the Indonesian government to visit West Papua. In a courtesy call and meeting with the prime minister to check on the claim, Loughman Vanuatu West Papua Unification and Association Committee (VWPUAC) chair Pastor Alan ... <a title="‘We won’t drop our support for West Papua,’ pledges Vanuatu’s PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/23/we-wont-drop-our-support-for-west-papua-pledges-vanuatus-pm/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We won’t drop our support for West Papua,’ pledges Vanuatu’s PM">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2020
By IndoLeft News in Yogyakarta Papuan students and activists have held a protest action against Special Autonomy(Otsus) Chapter II at the zero kilometre point in Indonesia’s central Java city of Yogyakarta. The joint action was initiated by the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) and the Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua (FRI-WP). READ MORE: Indonesian government ... <a title="Papuan activists in Yogya protest against extended special autonomy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/21/papuan-activists-in-yogya-protest-against-extended-special-autonomy/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan activists in Yogya protest against extended special autonomy">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2020
COMMENT: By Benny Wenda, chair of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua For over 50 years, Indonesia has been promising West Papua “autonomy”. Each time, underneath autonomy lies only bullets and killings. As the 2001 Special Autonomy law expires this year, the United Liberation Movement (ULMWP) and all the people of West Papua are ... <a title="Benny Wenda: A referendum, not ‘autonomy’, only West Papua solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/benny-wenda-a-referendum-not-autonomy-only-west-papua-solution/" aria-label="Read more about Benny Wenda: A referendum, not ‘autonomy’, only West Papua solution">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Lokataru Legal and Human Rights Foundation says there are two problems with the Indonesian police which have developed during the era of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration. These two problems are “politicisation” and “police professionalism”. “Perhaps it’s still the same as the problem before, particularly during the era of Jokowi’s ... <a title="Police have become political tool under Widodo’s watch, says rights group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/06/police-have-become-political-tool-under-widodos-watch-says-rights-group/" aria-label="Read more about Police have become political tool under Widodo’s watch, says rights group">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Pacific Media Watch A senior Indonesian government official and a New Zealand journalism professor have clashed over differing perspectives on access for journalists and media to the West Papua region. Speaking on a webinar organised by the Jubi newspaper in Jayapura, Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ director of the European affairs Sade Bimantara said Papua was ... <a title="Webinar panel on Papua sharply divided over media ‘black hole’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/webinar-panel-on-papua-sharply-divided-over-media-black-hole/" aria-label="Read more about Webinar panel on Papua sharply divided over media ‘black hole’">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A Papuan church leader and advocate for social justice has penned an open letter to the Indonesian government calling for justice and an end to racism to enable a genuine self-determination process for the Melanesian region. “The problem of Papua has become increasingly complex and severe because the root of the ... <a title="Open letter to Jakarta – Papuan self-determination isn’t special autonomy v2" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/03/open-letter-to-jakarta-papuan-self-determination-isnt-special-autonomy-v2/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to Jakarta – Papuan self-determination isn’t special autonomy v2">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2020
By Zahra Karim Didarali in Jakarta The covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has brought numerous challenges to the way journalists report and has limited the stories they’re able to tell, forcing many of them to drop coverage of issues like the environment in order to focus on the public health crisis. But for Jakarta-based Kantor Berita Radio ... <a title="Indonesian radio gets covid creative to communicate climate crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/01/indonesian-radio-gets-covid-creative-to-communicate-climate-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian radio gets covid creative to communicate climate crisis">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch Miss Universe NZ 2019 beauty queen Diamond Langi is being trolled by thousands of Indonesians on social media for speaking up about discrimination against West Papuans. “The post I had made was #FreeWestPapua with a video showcasing the discrimination West Papuans have had to endure for ... <a title="Indonesian trolls target Tongan beauty Diamond Langi over Papuan solidarity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/indonesian-trolls-target-tongan-beauty-diamond-langi-over-papuan-solidarity/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian trolls target Tongan beauty Diamond Langi over Papuan solidarity">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2020
By Apriza Pinandita in Jakarta Indonesia has urged the international community to speak up and take decisive action against racial violence at a United Nations forum in Geneva, Switzerland. But Indonesia’s call comes amid concerns of racial discrimination at home. The UN Human Rights Council last Wednesday held an urgent debate on racial violence, the ... <a title="Indonesia calls for more action against racism as issues persist at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/23/indonesia-calls-for-more-action-against-racism-as-issues-persist-at-home/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia calls for more action against racism as issues persist at home">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2020
By Dewi Nurita in Jakarta The Indonesian government has submitted an appeal against the Jakarta Administrative District Court’s (PTUN) decision that found President Joko Widodo and the Communication and Information Minister guilty of imposing an internet blackout in the Papua and West Papua provinces last August. “On June 12, 2020, Defendant I filed an appeal ... <a title="Jakarta files appeal against court’s ruling on Papua internet blackout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/21/jakarta-files-appeal-against-courts-ruling-on-papua-internet-blackout/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta files appeal against court’s ruling on Papua internet blackout">Read more</a>
