Papua Barat: Respon Balik Untuk Pemerintah Selandia Baru untuk Papua Barat

 Laporan dari Indonesia menguasai Papua Barat menunjukkan bahwa ribuan penduduk desa di Paniai sedang mengalami pengepungan militer yang melibatkan penghancuran menghebohkan dan kekerasan. Rumah telah dibakar dan dihancurkan desa-desa, sementara helikopter dikatakan menembaki desa-desa. Ada laporan kematian, evakuasi paksa dan pemindahan ribuan orang.

 This publihed:http://indigenouspeoplesissues.com/west-papua

 "Kami tidak dapat mengkonfirmasi semua laporan karena daerah tersebut tertutup bagi wartawan dan pekerja kemanusiaan. Tapi ada indikasi kuat bahwa kekerasan terhadap rakyat Papua Barat meningkat drastis.

Rights group write to NZ minister for action on West Papua

Posted : Radio New ZealandInternational

 Indonesia Human Rights Committee says its written to the New Zealand foreign minister asking to take a more assertive stand against military violence in Papua.

Marie Leadbetter says reports are emerging from the Paniai District of the Indonesian military committing horrendous violence, firing from helicopters and torching villages.

Newzeland, Kelompok hak asasi manusia Australia Menyerukan PBB untuk Masalah di Papua Barat

Sekjen PBB, Ban-Kimoon menghadiri PIF (Newzeland-foto Paula)

Tergabung dalam delapan belas organisasi non pemerintah hak asasi manusia dan gerakan keadilan sosial yang berbasis di Australia dan Selandia Baru hari ini, meminta Sekretaris Jenderal PBB Ban Ki-moon untuk segera menunjuk seorang perwakilan Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa khusus untuk menyelidiki dugaan pelanggaran hak asasi manusia di Papua Barat dan meninjau status politik papua barat.

NZ: AUT student journalists to report on Pacific Islands Forum

AUCKLAND (Pacific Media Watch): A team of student journalists at AUT University is preparing for next week's Pacific Islands Forum in the City of Sails. Nine postgraduate students - either undertaking their masters or studying on the Asia-Pacific Journalism course - will be reporting on the issues and events at the 42nd meeting of Pacific Islands leaders.

Students' reports will be published on Pacific Scoop website, which is edited by the Pacific Media Centre. The PMC site will also feature news reports and comment from around the region.

The team includes local students as well as international students from Germany and China, as well as journalists from some of the countries that will feature heavily in discussions and events.