2) ULMWP accuse Indonesia govt of being hypocritical for condemning Israel
3) Security force operation in districts Bibida and Paniai Timur – more than 5,000 Indigenous Moni and Me people flee their homes
4) Limited access for journalists despite issued permits sparks outrage during Vice President’s visit to Wamena
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1) Kanaky, Palestine and West Papua – ‘same struggle’, David Robie talks Pacific to Earthwise
By Pacific Media Watch - June 17, 2024
Earthwise presenters Lois and Martin Griffiths of Plains FM96.9 radio talk to Dr David Robie, a New Zealand author, independent journalist and media educator with a passion for the Asia-Pacific region.
Dr Robie has just been made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit (MNZM) and Earthwise ask him what this means to him. Why has he campaigned for so long for Pacific issues to receive media attention?
Do Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia really feel like part of the Pacific world? What are the growing concerns about increasing militarisation in the Pacific and spreading Chinese influence?…………...
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2) ULMWP accuse Indonesia govt of being hypocritical for condemning Israel
3:31 pm today
West Papua pro-independence supporters are calling Indonesia's condemnation of Israel hypocritical considering its occupation in Papua for 61-years. The Indonesian government, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the President, has condemned the Israeli government's handling of the conflict in Gaza………..
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Human Rights Monitor
3) Security force operation in districts Bibida and Paniai Timur – more than 5,000 Indigenous Moni and Me people flee their homes
A security force raid in the Bibida District, Paniai Regency, has caused the internal displacement of an estimated more than 5,000 persons from 15 villages in Bibida and Paniai Timur District on 14 June 2024. Only elderly people who could no longer walk and sick people reportedly stayed. Churches have seized operations in the affected villages. Simultaneously, joint police and military forces established checkpoints and controlled passing vehicles in Enarolati town and Madi Village on 12 June 2024.
The districts Bibida and Paniai Timur are inhabited by the indigenous Moni and Me tribes. People fled their houses in fear of the security force operations and armed violence between the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) and Indonesian security forces. The operation was launched after TPNPB members shot dead a civilian Non-Papuan in the Kopo Village, Paniai Timur District, on 11 June 2024.
According to information from local sources, security forces entered the Bibida District with ten trucks around 8.00 am and began searching houses. The operation was accompanied by four helicopters circulating over Bibida. One of them reportedly released multiple shootings during the raid causing thousands of people from the villages Bibida, Dama-Dama, Kolaitaka, Kugaisiga, Odiyai, Tuwakotu, and Ugidimi to flee their homes. In the Paniai Timur Districts, people from the villages Amougi, Timida, Kopo, Wouye Butu, Uwibutu, Madi, Ipakiye, and Pugotadi (see table below)……….
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Human Rights Monitor
4) Limited access for journalists despite issued permits sparks outrage during Vice President’s visit to Wamena
A group of journalists in Wamena, Papua Pegunungan Province’s capital, faced restrictions while doping their job on 5 June 2024. Despite receiving ID cards specifically issued for reporting on Vice President Ma’ruf Amin’s visit to Wamena that day, they were barred from covering the event in the Aithosa Building in Wamena, where the VP was meeting regional heads.
This restriction sparked protests from the journalists, which included representatives from TVRI, Metro TV, Tribun Papua, Inews TV, RRI, Jubi, and Cepos. They questioned the validity of the ID cards. Although labelled “VVIP” and containing a hologram, the cards only allowed them to report on the vice president’s arrival at Wamena Airport – specifically, from the moment he disembarked the plane until he entered his waiting vehicle to head to the Aithoisa Building. This limited scope caused outrage among the journalists, who were outside the Aithosa Building, where the vice president was scheduled to meet with regional heads.
One reporter, Ronny Hisage from RRI Wamena, confirmed that the ID cards for covering the visit had been arranged two days earlier. He had even submitted the necessary photo and his media outlet ID. Hisage explained that the cards were issued on 4 June “to cover the arrival.” He continued, “After leaving the airport, we followed instructions from the Acting Governor of Papua Mountains to proceed to the Aithosa Building via the nearby Sunday school building, but we were denied entry.”
To avoid further conflict, the media personnel in Wamena opted to leave the designated coverage location altogether. They even considered returning the ID cards issued by the committee, as they felt these were useless for reporting on the vice president’s activities beyond his airport arrival. “We hope there’s a reasonable explanation for this issue,” Hisage concluded. “We, the media personnel, need clarification on whether this is a misunderstanding or not.”……..
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