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Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after video goes viral

December 6, 2020

Pacific Media Centre newsdesk Indonesia’s Presidential Staff Office says it regrets the raising of the Morning Star flag – which is identified with Papuan independence – at the Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Melbourne, Australia, this week. Presidential Staff Office deputy for political, legal, security and human rights affairs Jaleswari Pramowardhani insisted that the area ... <a title="Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after video goes viral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/jakarta-regrets-morning-star-flag-protest-at-melbourne-consulate-after-video-goes-viral/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after video goes viral">Read more</a>

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Three Papuan police officers killed in ‘misunderstanding’ clash with military

April 13, 2020

By Benny Mawel in Jayapura Three officers from the Mamberamo Raya Police force have died while two others sustained wounds following a reported clash with military personnel in Mamberamo Raya regency of Papua yesterday morning. “Two police officers were killed in the clash. However, we have received a report that another officer succumbed to his ... <a title="Three Papuan police officers killed in ‘misunderstanding’ clash with military" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/13/three-papuan-police-officers-killed-in-misunderstanding-clash-with-military/" aria-label="Read more about Three Papuan police officers killed in ‘misunderstanding’ clash with military">Read more</a>

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Accused Papuans ‘flew Morning Star flag’, police chief tells Jakarta court

February 5, 2020

By M Yusuf Manurung in Jakarta An East Jakarta Metropolitan District police chief has given prosecution evidence at the trial this week of six Papuan activists charged with treason. Senior Commissioner Ardian Rishadi gave testimony in the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday (February 3) about when he was guarding a protest action in near ... <a title="Accused Papuans ‘flew Morning Star flag’, police chief tells Jakarta court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/accused-papuans-flew-morning-star-flag-police-chief-tells-jakarta-court/" aria-label="Read more about Accused Papuans ‘flew Morning Star flag’, police chief tells Jakarta court">Read more</a>

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Timor-Leste police arrest 46 West Papuan solidarity protesters

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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Papuans continue protests against racism and hatred

August 21, 2019

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Protests are spreading in Indonesia-ruled West Papua in response to harassment of Papuans during explosive incidents in Javanese cities last week. Indonesia’s president has urged calm after some of the protests turned violent, but he’s been criticised for not directly addressing a festering racism problem. The unrest was triggered ... <a title="Papuans continue protests against racism and hatred" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/21/papuans-continue-protests-against-racism-and-hatred/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans continue protests against racism and hatred">Read more</a>

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Widodo wants security forces to guard all development projects in Papua

December 9, 2018

Sixteen bodies have been retrieved from the killings of workers on a Papuan infrastructure project claimed by pro-independence militants to be Indonesian soldiers. Image: Hark Arena By Ray Jordan in Lampung, Indonesia President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo insists that work on the Trans-Papua road project will continue despite this week’s shooting of construction workers in the ... <a title="Widodo wants security forces to guard all development projects in Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/09/widodo-wants-security-forces-to-guard-all-development-projects-in-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Widodo wants security forces to guard all development projects in Papua">Read more</a>

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Nationalist thugs attack Papuan pro-independence rally in Surabaya

December 3, 2018

By Tony Firman of Tirto in Surabaya A protest action by the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Indonesia’s East Java provincial capital of Surabaya yesterday demanding self-determination for West Papua has been attacked by a group of ormas (social or mass organisations). Police later raided Papuan student dormitories in the evening and detained 233 students ... <a title="Nationalist thugs attack Papuan pro-independence rally in Surabaya" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/nationalist-thugs-attack-papuan-pro-independence-rally-in-surabaya/" aria-label="Read more about Nationalist thugs attack Papuan pro-independence rally in Surabaya">Read more</a>

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Surabaya counterprotest, 300 arrested in West Papua flag demonstrations

December 2, 2018

An unnamed Papuan student beaten during the December 1 West Papuan flag demonstration in Surabaya, Indonesia. Human rights sources report more than 300 arrests by Indonesian authorities. Image: Humam rights sources Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Hundreds of Papuan students faced off with counterprotesters in Indonesia’s second largest city of Surabaya today in a rally calling ... <a title="Surabaya counterprotest, 300 arrested in West Papua flag demonstrations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/02/surabaya-counterprotest-300-arrested-in-west-papua-flag-demonstrations/" aria-label="Read more about Surabaya counterprotest, 300 arrested in West Papua flag demonstrations">Read more</a>