Tag: Andreas Harsono
Filep Karma: A political prisoner who fought racism in West Papua
SPECIAL REPORT: By Andreas Harsono in Jakarta
In December 2008, I visited the Abepura prison in Jayapura, West Papua, to verify a report sent to...
Discrimination faced by indigenous Papuans ‘isn’t something new’, says disturbing new...
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Racism, torture and arbitrary arrests are some examples of discrimination indigenous Papuans have dealt with over the last 60...
Indonesian security forces attack West Papuan rebels holding NZ pilot
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor
Indonesian security forces in Papua last week launched an offensive against the West...
Indonesian rights researcher slams kidnapping – efforts to free NZ pilot
RNZ News
An Indonesian human rights researcher has condemned the Papuan rebels who have taken a New Zealand pilot hostage and gone into hiding in...
Papua activist’s daughter happy with post-mortem, but suspicions linger
RNZ Pacific
The daughter of West Papuan human rights advocate Filep Karma who died on Tuesday aged 63 has confirmed that he died in a...
Terrorist tag in West Papua could worsen racism, says rights group
RNZ Pacific
Human Rights Watch is urging the Indonesian government to rethink its classification of rebels in West Papua as terrorists.
Indonesia has formally designated Papuan...
Andreas Harsono: Jakarta punishes journalists – leaves them in limbo
By Andreas Harsono in Jakarta
Mongabay environmental editor Phil Jacobson was deported from Indonesia last evening, flying from Jakarta to New York after he was...
