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Papuan flag day protests in Yogya, Jakarta reject ‘special autonomy’

December 4, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk December 1 flag day protests have taken place in several cities around Indonesia including the capital Jakarta, Yogyakarta (Central Java), Ternate (North Maluku) and Sinjai (South Sulawesi), reports Arah Juang. The actions were launched to commemorate West Papua Independence Day. But even before the actions were launched, security forces attempted to  ... <a title="Papuan flag day protests in Yogya, Jakarta reject ‘special autonomy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/papuan-flag-day-protests-in-yogya-jakarta-reject-special-autonomy/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan flag day protests in Yogya, Jakarta reject ‘special autonomy’">Read more</a>

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Academics, journalists, students raise Papuan flag in NZ ‘solidarity’ gesture

December 1, 2020

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Academics, journalists and students today raised the West Papuan flag – an act banned in Indonesia and punishable by up to 15 years in jail – at a Pacific Media Centre-hosted symposium in Auckland today. The protest marked the 59th anniversary of the day West Papuans first raised their flag of ... <a title="Academics, journalists, students raise Papuan flag in NZ ‘solidarity’ gesture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/01/academics-journalists-students-raise-papuan-flag-in-nz-solidarity-gesture/" aria-label="Read more about Academics, journalists, students raise Papuan flag in NZ ‘solidarity’ gesture">Read more</a>

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Canberra must ‘break silence’ over Papuan human rights, says AWPA

February 10, 2020

Pacific Media Watch The Australian government should break its silence and raise human rights violations in West Papua with visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo today, says a Sydney-based advocacy group. Widodo is expected to deliver an address to a joint sitting of Federal Parliament in Canberra. He is in Australia to discuss and finalise the ... <a title="Canberra must ‘break silence’ over Papuan human rights, says AWPA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/10/canberra-must-break-silence-over-papuan-human-rights-says-awpa/" aria-label="Read more about Canberra must ‘break silence’ over Papuan human rights, says AWPA">Read more</a>

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West Papua riots: Why Indonesia needs to answer for its broken promises

August 22, 2019

ANALYSIS: By Camellia Webb-Gannon of the University of Wollongong Last weekend, the Indonesian police took 43 West Papuan students into custody for allegedly disrespecting the Indonesian flag during an independence day celebration (an allegation the students deny). Police stormed the students’ dorm and used teargas to force them out, while bystanders and officers called them ... <a title="West Papua riots: Why Indonesia needs to answer for its broken promises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/22/west-papua-riots-why-indonesia-needs-to-answer-for-its-broken-promises/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua riots: Why Indonesia needs to answer for its broken promises">Read more</a>

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Indonesian police arrest more than 500 over West Papua flag demos

December 3, 2018

Hundreds of Papuan Students Alliance (AMP) in march in Surabaya to commemorate December 1, a day they consider to be West Papua liberation day, on Saturday. Image: Wahyoe Boediwardhana/jakarta Post By Arnold Belau in Jayapura and Wahyoe Boediwardhana in Surabaya More than 500 Papuans in several cities across Indonesia and West Papua were arrested following ... <a title="Indonesian police arrest more than 500 over West Papua flag demos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/12/03/indonesian-police-arrest-more-than-500-over-west-papua-flag-demos/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian police arrest more than 500 over West Papua flag demos">Read more</a>