An Indonesian journalist says he thinks his Government is threatened by foreign journalists reporting on the remote provinces of Papua and West Papua.
The President of the Alliance of Independent Journalists, Eko Maryadi, says even though the Governor of Papua, Lukas Enembe recently said the'doors are open to foreign journalists, it is still very hard for them to get a permit.
Fairfax journalists in Australia have confirmed there has been no improvement in the process to obtain access to West Papua.
Eko Maryadi says the Government is careful because it doesn't want Papua to have the same attention that Timor-Leste had before gaining its independence.
"If this current government wants to be called democratic and transparent then I think there is nothing to worry about. Papuan people should be treated fairly and similarly to other Indonesians. So if you ask what should be changed, they have to change their mindset, and then they have to change their system, how they handle the foreign media."
The President of the Alliance of Independent Journalists, Eko Maryadi.