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September 6, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Internet access in West Papua has been at least partially restored just days after Indonesian police accused human rights lawyer Veronica Koman and West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda of spreading unrest through social media, reports Indonesia Expat. However, The Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law, and Security Issues Wiranto said it ... <a title="West Papua internet restored after Wenda, Koman accused of ‘provocation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/06/west-papua-internet-restored-after-wenda-koman-accused-of-provocation/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua internet restored after Wenda, Koman accused of ‘provocation’">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
By RNZ Pacific An Indonesian human rights lawyer working with West Papuans has been named as a criminal suspect. Veronica Koman is accused of “incitement” and spreading fake news of “hoaxes” online, fuelling violent protests which have rocked Papua in recent weeks. Koman is an outspoken government critic and has shared videos and posts on ... <a title="Indonesian police target Veronica Koman for West Papua ‘incitement’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/indonesian-police-target-veronica-koman-for-west-papua-incitement/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian police target Veronica Koman for West Papua ‘incitement’">Read more</a>
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September 5, 2019
Evening Report editorial by Selwyn Manning It is clear and proper that New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is closely monitoring a concerning situation of deteriorating violence in West Papua. It is also apparent that groups who have long monitored the security situation in West Papua have contacted the New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda ... <a title="Selwyn Manning: New Zealand govt should advocate for West Papua peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/05/selwyn-manning-new-zealand-govt-should-advocate-for-west-papua-peace/" aria-label="Read more about Selwyn Manning: New Zealand govt should advocate for West Papua peace">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
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 4, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newdesk Fijian police have reportedly cautioned the Pacific Conference of Churches Secretariatfrom flying the Morning Star – the West Papuan flag of Independence – on private property in Suva. According to an article on the PCC website, officers attempted to seize the flag earlier this week “after it was raised in protest against ... <a title="Fiji police caution Conference of Churches for raising Morning Star" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/fiji-police-caution-conference-of-churches-for-raising-morning-star/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police caution Conference of Churches for raising Morning Star">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
September 4, 2019
Editorial by Selwyn Manning. It is clear and proper that New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is closely monitoring a concerning situation of deteriorating violence in West Papua. It is also apparent that groups who have long monitored the security situation in West Papua have contacted the New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, ... <a title="Selwyn Manning on West Papua: New Zealand Government Should Advocate A Pathway For Peace For West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/selwyn-manning-editorial-new-zealand-government-should-advocate-a-pathway-for-peace-for-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Selwyn Manning on West Papua: New Zealand Government Should Advocate A Pathway For Peace For West Papua">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
By Michael Andrew As Timor-Leste celebrates 20 years since the landmark vote that determined its independence from Indonesian rule, activists are urging the New Zealand government not to repeat mistakes from the past and back West Papuan independence until the last minute. West Papua Action Auckland’s Maire Leadbeater said the New Zealand government largely ignored ... <a title="Activists urge PM Ardern to act now on West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/activists-urge-pm-ardern-to-act-now-on-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Activists urge PM Ardern to act now on West Papua">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A West Papuan journalist, editor and media freedom advocate has lodged a protest to the United Nations about Indonesia’s internet blackout as more protests reportedly spread across the Melanesian region, including Wamena in the highlands. Victor Mambor and Tabloid Jubi have made the protest with the help of human rights lawyers ... <a title="Papua free media advocate files UN ‘blackout’ plea, targeted by hacker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/papua-free-media-advocate-files-un-blackout-plea-targeted-by-hacker/" aria-label="Read more about Papua free media advocate files UN ‘blackout’ plea, targeted by hacker">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 25, 2019
ANALYSIS: By David Robie Indonesia’s harsh policies towards West Papua ought to be scrapped. Whatever happened to the brief window of enlightenment ushered in by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in 2015 with promises of a more “open door” policy towards foreign journalists and human rights groups? They were supposed to be seeing for themselves the ... <a title="West Papua’s road to ‘independence’, following the Timorese lead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/25/west-papuas-road-to-independence-following-the-timorese-lead/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua’s road to ‘independence’, following the Timorese lead?">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2019
By Michael Andrew The Indonesian media is contributing to resentment and racism toward Papuans, according to a human rights researcher and former journalist. Andreas Harsono of Human Rights Watch Jakarta told Pacific Media Watch many Indonesian journalists either view Papuans as enemy “separatists” or deviants and their reporting tends to convey these stereotypes. Papuan anger has erupted in ... <a title="Indonesian journalists ‘bought, broken and soul searching’, says researcher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/24/indonesian-journalists-bought-broken-and-soul-searching-says-researcher/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian journalists ‘bought, broken and soul searching’, says researcher">Read more</a>
