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April 1, 2020
OPINION: By Laurens Ikinia A sad story has taken place again in the PT Freeport Indonesia gold and copper mine area near Timika in West Papua on Monday with one New Zealander shot dead and seven other workers being severely wounded as reported by Asia Pacific Report yesterday. As one of the West Papuan students ... <a title="Freeport shooting: A sad tragedy, but don’t overlook past Papua repression" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/01/freeport-shooting-a-sad-tragedy-but-dont-overlook-past-papua-repression/" aria-label="Read more about Freeport shooting: A sad tragedy, but don’t overlook past Papua repression">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD says he is not interested in further examining the document containing data on Papuan political prisoners and people who have died due to the conflict in Nduga, Papua, because it is “incomplete”, reports CNN Indonesia. Mahfud claims that the government already ... <a title="Indonesian security chief belittles Papua political prisoners document" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/03/indonesian-security-chief-belittles-papua-political-prisoners-document/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian security chief belittles Papua political prisoners document">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Asmiati Malik in Jakarta The Indonesian government plans to evaluate the efficacy of special funds for the West Papua region. These funds have been disbursed to the easternmost region, comprising the two provinces of Papua and West Papua, for nearly two decades. The funds, paid since 2002 to support Papua’s development, have failed to ... <a title="Indonesia reviews Papua special funds – why $7.4bn since 2002 hasn’t helped" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/indonesia-reviews-papua-special-funds-why-7-4bn-since-2002-hasnt-helped/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia reviews Papua special funds – why $7.4bn since 2002 hasn’t helped">Read more</a>
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November 8, 2019
By Moale James “West Papuans are being denied their basic human rights … Human beings have a right to freedom. Freedom to be treated fairly like a human being. Freedom to be respected. To have your own dignity and pride. This is being taken away from West Papuans.” Richard Mogu is a Papua New Guinean ... <a title="The genocide next door – West Papuan band spreading message of freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/08/the-genocide-next-door-west-papuan-band-spreading-message-of-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about The genocide next door – West Papuan band spreading message of freedom">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2019
OPINION: Moale James What should we expect for the future of media freedom in the Pacific? And how do we sift through the “bullshit” as emerging journalists? These were two of the many questions raised at the pre-conference keynote for the Melanesian Media Freedom Forum at Griffith University, Brisbane. Attending on the night where various ... <a title="Moale James: Citizen journalism countering ‘deliberate’ media silence on West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/04/moale-james-citizen-journalism-countering-deliberate-media-silence-on-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Moale James: Citizen journalism countering ‘deliberate’ media silence on West Papua">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
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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August 29, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Six Papuan civilians have been killed and at least three others wounded after Indonesian security forces opened fire at a rally in Deiyai regency, Papua, as protests intensified, report news media. The Jakarta Post cited reports from two eyewitnesses and security forces later confirmed that one soldier had also died and ... <a title="Witnesses report security forces kill 6 Papuan protesters – police deny claim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/witnesses-report-security-forces-kill-6-papuan-protesters-police-deny-claim/" aria-label="Read more about Witnesses report security forces kill 6 Papuan protesters – police deny claim">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>
