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West Papua uncovered

RNZI's Johnny Blades and Koroi Hawkins traveled to West Papua, which has been tightly restricted amid a simmering separatist conflict.

 

Papuan cultural performers. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Victor Mambor, Editor of the West Papuan newspaper Tabloi Jubi. Credit: RNZ/ Johnny Blades

Mosque, West Papua. Credit: RNZ/ Johnny Blades

Victor Mambor and Johnny Blades contact the Papua Police Commander. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Downtown Jayapura. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Port Numbay. Credit: RNZ/ Johnny Blades

Abepura main street. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

West Papuan man in Abepura. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Jayapura harbour. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Koroi Hawkins shows pictures to villagers. Credit: RNZ/ Johnny Blades

Koroi Hawkins, RNZI photographer. Credit: RNZ/ Johnny Blades

Papuan market. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Jayapura Port. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Indonesian and West Papuan girls sit side by side in the market. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

West Papuan children at sunset. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Cooking fish for lunch, Lake Sentani. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Persipura Jayapura at practice. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Construction in Jayapura CBD. Credit: RNZ/ Johnny Blades

Freshly caught fish, Lake Sentani. Credit: Credit: RNZ/ Johnny Blades

West Papuan architecture. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Preparing bait, Lake Sentani. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Franz Albert Joku. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

West Papuan villagers. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Betelnut stall. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

Houses, Lake Sentani. Credit: RNZ/ Koroi Hawkins

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