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Indonesia asked to open press access to Papua
Tempo.co - December 5, 2014
In a meeting organized by the Independent Journalist Alliance (AJI) and Tifa Foundation, several organizations signed the statement, namely: Article 19, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Freedom House, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), International Media Support, Open Society Foundations Programme on Independent Journalism, and Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA).
Jane Worthington from IFJ Asia-Pasific said there had not been official policy that banned foreign journalists from entering Papua. "However, the government tends to complicate foreign journalists with visa and other requirements," said Jane.
Michael Karanicolas from Canada-based Center for Law and Democracy (CLD) confirmed that such policy would end up disadvantaging Indonesia.
Earlier in August, two French journalists, Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat, were detained for using tourist visas for journalism purposes. The two were found guilty by the court and sentenced to two and a half months in prison. The trial triggered global outrage from the world press organization.
Source: http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2014/12/05/055626579/indonesia-asked-to-open-press-access-to-papua.
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