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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 19, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Vanuatu and Solomon Islands have raised the issue of human rights abuses against West Papuans at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The two governments made a statement which also noted that Indonesia had not yet given access to Papua for the UN Human Rights Commissioner. The statement was delivered at ... <a title="Vanuatu and Solomons raise Papua at UN rights council" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/vanuatu-and-solomons-raise-papua-at-un-rights-council/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu and Solomons raise Papua at UN rights council">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2019
OPINION: By Michael Andrew of Pacific Media Watch For the past three weeks, a wave of violent protest has been spreading across West Papua and Indonesia. Sparked by a racist attack on West Papuan students, the protests have featured the burning of government buildings, 6000 troops mobilised, an internet blackout, marauding, snake-wielding militias stabbing ... <a title="Michael Andrew: The NZ media’s coverage of the West Papua protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/11/michael-andrew-the-nz-medias-coverage-of-the-west-papua-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Michael Andrew: The NZ media’s coverage of the West Papua protests">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2019
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila In the wake of a Vanuatu Daily Post investigation into what appeared to be a deliberate attempt to spread fake news targeted at the government of Vanuatu and other supporters of West Papuan independence movement, a BBC investigative journalist has found clear evidence of a concerted campaign to pollute discussions ... <a title="Vanuatu Daily Post: Indonesia online propaganda undermining West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/11/vanuatu-daily-post-indonesia-online-propaganda-undermining-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu Daily Post: Indonesia online propaganda undermining West Papua">Read more</a>
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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>
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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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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>
