January 22, 2016
Indonesia’s Papua Reporting Paranoia
Despite Widodo’s promise of an “opening,” journalists are still being kept out of Papua.
![Cartoonist's depiction of Indonesian government restrictions on media freedom and rights monitoring in Papua.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/indonesia1115_reportcover.jpg?itok=yZh-icsG)
Despite Widodo’s promise of an “opening,” journalists are still being kept out of Papua.
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