Indonesia blocks diplomats from Papua, while Australia sits back

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has also learned that diplomats from Australia and the United States have not asked permission from the Indonesian government to enter Papua since the violence flared, fearing such a request would be frowned on in Jakarta and cause a diplomatic headache.The decision to temporarily block access for the British, Canadian and New Zealand missions and the UN body underscores Indonesian sensitivities about the independence movement and recent violence in the provinces of Papua and West Papua.

Both the Canadian and UK embassies did not deny they had been blocked from entering Papua when approached for comment. "We are extremely concerned about escalations of violence in the provinces of Papua and West Papua in Indonesia. We call on authorities to urgently engage in meaningful dialogue so as to defuse rising intercommunal tensions and prevent them from spiralling into further violence"."We [Kemlu] follow the decision by the government to limit foreigners to visit Papua, including diplomats.

Sidney Jones, the director of the Institute of Policy Analysis of Conflict, said such refusals "had happened in the past" but it's usually not a direct refusal, "it's just not answering a request to go". Foreign Minister Marise Payne recently said the Australian government was very concerned about the violence in Papua and urged "absolute restraint from both sides".Indonesian Security Minister Wiranto recently announced a broader ban on other groups of foreigners due to the security situation – though he did not specify who exactly.Indonesia argues Papua voted to become of a province of Indonesia in the 1969 "act of free choice".

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jamesmassola The Papua people are being impacted by a major military force. Innocent Christians (96% of population) are dying by a despot Muslim country and the Australian Government is letting this happen. They don’t want to upset a major trading partner. Instead having a blind eye to murder

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