Foreign Affairs received 11 applications for permission to cover Papua from a number of foreign media. Of 11 requests, five were approved while the other six were rejected. Meanwhile, in 2013, requests for permission to cover Papua by foreign media soared to 28. At that time, the ministry approved 21 letters of application and rejected the other seven. The process of admitting foreign press and NGOs, which was previously complicated, began to be facilitated in 2015. Kompas.com explained that Jokowi officially revoked the ban on foreign journalists from entering Papua. According to him, Papua is the same as other regions of Indonesia. However, as of today foreign journalists are still required to apply for permission to enter Papua through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. See also Free Papua Movement Kurima Valley List of rivers of Western New Guinea Papua conflict Terianus Satto Notes References Conboy, Ken. 2003. Kopassus. Equinox Publishing, Jakarta Indonesia. Leith, Denise. 2002. The Politics of Power: Freeport in Suharto's Indonesia. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. Monbiot, George. 1989, 2003. Poisoned Arrows: An investigative journey through the forbidden lands of West Papua. London: Michael Joseph, Green Books. Penders, C.L.M., The West New Guinea débâcle. Dutch decolonisation and Indonesia 1945–1962, Leiden 2002, KITLV "Arrow Against the Wind." Narrative of documentary on people of Asmat and Dani, their culture, and their relationship with the nature Throwim Way Leg by Tim Flannery Neles Tebay : West Papua. The struggle for peace with justice. Catholic Institute for International Relations: London 2005, . Marshall, A.J. and B. Beehler (eds.), "The Ecology of Papua". 2007. Parts 1 & 2 as Vol. 6 in "The Ecology of Indonesia" series. Singapore: Periplus Press. External links Province of Papua Province of West Papua Free West Papua Campaign Islands of Indonesia Members of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization 1660 establishments in the Dutch Empire 1824 establishments in the Dutch East Indies 1969 establishments in Indonesia States and territories established in 1969