![]() ![]() After all, the government could simply have responded to Henschke with a clarifying tweet or statement, as opposed to detaining and questioning her. He should also prohibit the security forces from arresting journalists for doing their jobs. Ayah bayi mengatakan, 'Cukup saya yang tolol. President Jokowi should insist on the implementation of his decision to end restrictions on access to Papua. Kecaman warganet terhadap orang tua yang membawa bayi enam bulan naik motor dari Tegal-Surabaya 'demi nonton bola'. The current system pressures journalists to limit reporting on Papua, and signals to the military and police that journalists can be interfered with. Deciding they’d had enough, the team returned to Jakarta.Īll this could have been avoided if Indonesia had implemented President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s 2015 policy that the government lift restrictions on foreign journalists reporting from Papua. Immigration authorities found all her documents in order, and she and her team – journalist Heyder Affan and cameraman Dwiki Marta – were told they could continue their trip. The following day they transferred Henschke to the local mining town of Timika, where she was questioned for 12 hours at the immigration office. Police and immigration officials questioned Henschke in her hotel for five hours. It was merchandise from merchants that was incidentally there.” Muhammad Aidi said, adding that, “ that she took the picture of at the speedboat pier are not donations or aid. The military detained Henschke because those tweets “hurt the feelings” of the soldiers, Indonesian military spokesman Col. She was arrested the day she arrived, February 1, after tweeting a photo of supplies on a river dock, writing, “aid coming in for severely malnourished children in Papua – instant noodles, super sweet soft drinks, and biscuits.” Another tweet said, “Children in hospital eating chocolate biscuits and that’s it.” She had a travel permit, a requirement for foreign journalists traveling to Papua. Henschke, based in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, went to Papua to report on both the measles outbreak, which has killed roughly 100 indigenous Papuan children, and on how logging and deforestation have destroyed forests where the staple food, sago palm, grows, leading Papuans to eat more instant noodles and cookies. The journalist, Rebecca Henschke, was questioned for a total of 17 hours by immigration and military officials before being freed. ![]() Last week, Indonesian authorities arrested a BBC correspondent for tweets she made while reporting from Papua. © 2018 Antara Foto/M Agung Rajasa/via Reuters Mr Yudhoyono was elected by a landslide in the first direct election in 2004, defeating then-President Megawati.Indonesian soldiers along with a local resident unload food and medical aid in Ewer, Asmat District, in the remote region of Papua, Indonesia Januin this photo taken by Antara Foto. The 8 July election is Indonesia's second direct presidential vote since Suharto was overthrown in 1998. "This is about restoring the rights of the people because if people are not on the voter list, and they can't vote, then this violates their rights," Mr Kalla said.Įlection officials said the vote would go ahead on 8 July as scheduled, despite the concerns over the reliability of the electoral rolls.Īnalysts say the change in the voting rules is unlikely to significantly alter the result. Mr Kalla and Mrs Megawati said they were supposed to have already received updated electoral registers. Incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is leading opinion polls. The lists were supposed to have been updated after many voters were left off them for April's parliamentary poll. The decision came after two candidates, Megawati Sukarnoputri and Jusuf Kalla, said millions of people had been left off voter lists. Indonesia's Constitutional Court has ruled that unregistered voters may use their identity cards to cast a ballot in Wednesday's presidential election. ![]() Concerns were raised over Indonesia's voter lists several months ago ![]()
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