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October 29, 2021
In this video — one of several made while he was guest speaker at the Pacific Journalism Review’s 20th anniversary conference in Auckland in 2014 — Max Stahl talks about the betrayal of West Papua. Video: Pacific Media Centre By Antonio Sampaio in Dili Filmmaker and journalist Max Stahl, 66, has died after almost 30 ... <a title="Timor-Leste’s ‘true hero’ cameraman Max Stahl who exposed Indonesian atrocities dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/29/timor-lestes-true-hero-cameraman-max-stahl-who-exposed-indonesian-atrocities-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Timor-Leste’s ‘true hero’ cameraman Max Stahl who exposed Indonesian atrocities dies">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist Armed conflict in West Papua has caused an exodus of displaced people into one of the most remote parts of neighbouring Papua New Guinea. The latest flashpoint in the conflict is in the Indonesian-administered Bintang Mountains regency, where state forces are pursuing West Papua Liberation Army fighters ... <a title="West Papuans flee from ‘liberation’ conflict into remote PNG region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/28/west-papuans-flee-from-liberation-conflict-into-remote-png-region/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuans flee from ‘liberation’ conflict into remote PNG region">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2021
By Arjuna Pademme in Jayapura Advocates warn that the the involvement of the Indonesian military (TNI) in a food estate programme initiated by the government last year may enable potential human rights violations. “Military deployment will be followed by the act of securing land grabbing, for example,” said rights NGO Imparsial director Gufron Mabruri in ... <a title="Critics warn Indonesian military link in food estates threatens Papua violations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/15/critics-warn-indonesian-military-link-in-food-estates-threatens-papua-violations/" aria-label="Read more about Critics warn Indonesian military link in food estates threatens Papua violations">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Papua human rights activist and lawyer Veronica Koman has called for an independent inquiry into the attack on health workers in the Kiwirok district, Star Highlands, Papua, saying there are two versions of how the tragedy happened. A healthcare worker, 22-year-old Gabriella Maelani, was killed during the attack by the West ... <a title="Lawyer Koman calls for inquiry into tragic death of health worker in Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/27/lawyer-koman-calls-for-inquiry-into-tragic-death-of-health-worker-in-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Lawyer Koman calls for inquiry into tragic death of health worker in Papua">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) claims that an attack on a military post in Maybrat regency earlier this month is being used as a pretext to “force the KNPB into a corner” and to criminalise them, reports Suara Papua. The September 2 attack on Kisor sub-district military post in Maybrat ... <a title="Papua’s KNPB accuses Jakarta of using military post attack to criminalise them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/20/papuas-knpb-accuses-jakarta-of-using-military-post-attack-to-criminalise-them/" aria-label="Read more about Papua’s KNPB accuses Jakarta of using military post attack to criminalise them">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2021
By Rahmad Nasution in Jayapura More than a week after four Indonesian soldiers were killed by pro-independence fighters in an attack on a military post in Kisor village, South Aifat sub-district, Maybrat district, West Papua, police have arrested two suspects and launched a manhunt for 17 others. Also, a joint team of personnel from the ... <a title="Indonesian military, police continue Papua crackdown over soldier deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/12/indonesian-military-police-continue-papua-crackdown-over-soldier-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian military, police continue Papua crackdown over soldier deaths">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2021
By Susan Price in Sydney West Papua activists have called on the Australian government to raise concerns about the Indonesian military’s ongoing human rights abuses in West Papua, when they met with their Indonesian counterparts this week. Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton are attending the seventh Indonesia-Australia Foreign and Defence Ministers ... <a title="Activists call on Canberra to protest over human rights abuses in Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/11/activists-call-on-canberra-to-protest-over-human-rights-abuses-in-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Activists call on Canberra to protest over human rights abuses in Papua">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Indonesian authorities have been accused of adopting a strategy of deploying military force to drive thousands of Papuans from their homes to make way for powerful business interests. The accusation comes from the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) in a statement responding to news that about 2400 internal refugees ... <a title="Indonesia accused of forcing mass flights of Papuans ‘for business’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/08/indonesia-accused-of-forcing-mass-flights-of-papuans-for-business/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia accused of forcing mass flights of Papuans ‘for business’">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Indonesian police have arrested two suspects in connection with an attack on the Kisor military post which killed four soldiers late last week, reports Antara news agency from Sorong. “The suspects have admitted their involvement,” claimed the commander of the XVIII/Kasuari Regional Military Command, Major General I Nyoman Castiasa, after paying ... <a title="Indonesian military say two Papuan rebels arrested over Kisor post attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/07/indonesian-military-say-two-papuan-rebels-arrested-over-kisor-post-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian military say two Papuan rebels arrested over Kisor post attack">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Civil Society Alliance — which is made up of a number of organisations in Indonesia and Timor-Leste — is urging President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to revoke the Bintang Jasa Utama (1st Class Star of Service) award for “civil bravery and courage” in times of adversity which was given to former ... <a title="Rights groups urge Jokowi to revoke ‘betrayal’ medal for Timorese war criminal Eurico Guterres" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/rights-groups-urge-jokowi-to-revoke-betrayal-medal-for-timorese-war-criminal-eurico-guterres/" aria-label="Read more about Rights groups urge Jokowi to revoke ‘betrayal’ medal for Timorese war criminal Eurico Guterres">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2021
Warning: Content may be distressing to some viewers. The video of the assault on the Papuan deaf teenager. Video: Benar News SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya Shocking video footage showing a brutal and inhumane assault on a deaf Papuan teenager named Steven has emerged from the Merauke region of Papua and sparked outrage. This assault ... <a title="Outrage over Indonesian officers for stomping on disabled Papuan teen’s head" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/30/outrage-over-indonesian-officers-for-stomping-on-disabled-papuan-teens-head/" aria-label="Read more about Outrage over Indonesian officers for stomping on disabled Papuan teen’s head">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2021
Tabloid Jubi in Jayapura The West Papuan Council of Churches (WPCC) has condemned the Indonesian government’s Special Autonomy (Otsus) law ratified by the Jakarta parliament last week, describing it as racist and warning that Papuans could “become extinct”. The WPCC was speaking in an online forum organised by the International Coalition for Papua (ICP) last ... <a title="‘We’ll be extinct,’ warns West Papuan churches, call for halt to ‘racist’ Otsus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/well-be-extinct-warns-west-papuan-churches-call-for-halt-to-racist-otsus/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’ll be extinct,’ warns West Papuan churches, call for halt to ‘racist’ Otsus">Read more</a>
