Here you will find a sample of Media interviews I have done over the last few years.  There are many more, but that is what google is for.

20th April 2006 – The Wire – National Community Radio.

September 12, 2006: ABC RN World Today: Papuan activists reject ICG report.

November 2006: Channel 4 UK Unreported World – Rainforest Warriors (worked as fixer to get journalists inside and out of West Papua for this program) – audio.. Reporter: Evan Williams.

Papua: Changing Pacific Attitude To Independence – Radio Australia Pacific Beat       12 April 2006,

Nick Chesterfield, a spokesman for the Australia-based Free West Papua Campaign, says the Pacific region is naturally sympathetic to the Papuan cause, along with a substantial number of Australians.

But he warns that Indonesia’s growing political influence in the region, and Australia’s nervousness over its own relations with Jakarta, have combined to intimidate the region into keeping silent.

2005: Hack- Triple J – interview on West Papuans gaoled for raising Morning Star Flag.

8th April 2006: 2SER Radio interview with Nick Chesterfield from the Free West Papua Campaign (Melbourne).

Joyce joins doubters on border bill The Age – May 12, 2006

PM – Melanesian student group jailed in Indonesia for peaceful protest ABC Online – Apr 28, 2008

Interview with Jeff Waters, ABC Australia Network, May 2008.  In West Papua the Indonesian forces continue to oppress Papuans. Eleven more political prisoners are being detained, intimidated and tortured – simply for speaking out and raising their flag. Australia Network NewsHour report by Jeff Waters.

Indonesians accused of torture The Age – Jun 27, 2006

Australia & Indonesia agree to build military capabilities together Sept 22, 2008, 2SER FM

Produced by Shevonne Hunt

The Defence Minister- Joel Fitzgibbon- has announced that Australia is “more than happy” to help Indonesia build it’s defence force. The deal is expected to bring Indonesia and Australia even closer together, with Australian military companies setting up shop in the archipelago. This is despite ongoing reports of military human rights abuses in West Papua, and the failure of the Indonesian government to bring any military personel to real justice for abuses in Aceh and East Timor. Featured in story: Jacob Rumbiak- West Papuan Activist, Dr Clinton Fernandes-Senior Politics Lecturer, Australian Defence Force Academy and Nick Chesterfield – human rights activist.

RNZI Dateline Pacific: TNI increasingly blamed for Papua violence

Interview on RNZI Dateline Pacific Friday, April 17, about bombs, election violence and deteriorating Human Rights and Security situation in West Papua.  Johnny Blades reports that the finger is being pointed to the Indonesian military for waves of increasing violence across West Papua.

Victor Yeimo, West Papua National Front; Socratez Sofyan Yoman, President West Papuan Baptist Union; Nick Chesterfield, Australia based West Papua activist; Agus Alua, Chairman, MRP (Papuan People’s Assembly). …

Article is about 10:35 min into program, after Fiji story.

Don’t mention the human rights abuses in West Papua – Hack, ABC Triple J

03/11/10  JG & SBY have met in Jakarta, but the Indonesian President wasn’t keen on international pressure over footage showing soldiers torturing civilians in West Papua. Read More

download mp3: 9.76 MB

Papua floods may fuel tensions – Asia-Pacific – Al Jazeera English

7 Oct 2010 … Nick Chesterfield of West Papua Media told Al Jazeera that if …
english.aljazeera.net/news/asia…/10/2010106124332102360.html

PM – Missing boatload of asylum seekers found at Cape York

abc.net.au18 Jan 2006 … NICK CHESTERFIELD: I got phone calls pretty much simultaneously from … NICK CHESTERFIELD: Sorry, they did tell me how many people were on …
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1550489.htm

Canberra’s treaty ‘killing off’ Papuan democracy – National …

theage.com.au9 Nov 2006 … Free West Papua campaigners Nick Chesterfield and Jacob Rumbiak say the treaty with Indonesia will thwart human rights controls in the …
http://www.theage.com.au › National –

PM – Papuan woman makes coercion claims against Indonesia

abc.net.au11 May 2006 … Free Papua activist Nick Chesterfield says we have every reason to believe … NICK CHESTERFIELD: Because this is totally consistent with …
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1636522.htm

Papuan asylum seekers return to Indonesia – World -…

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Sydney Morning Herald – Nov 30, 2008

Indonesian refugees return to their…‎ – The Age

More RNZI INterviews:

1. Papuan asylum seekers on Christmas Island allowed first access to …

   30 Jan 2006 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News …Nick Chesterfield, says the first outside access to the Papuans was achieved during the …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

2. Large numbers march on Papua parliament’s upper house

   9 Jul 2010 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News …Nick Chesterfield says the march was the biggest of a series of protests drawing tens of …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

3. Papua journalists on edge after colleague killed

   3 Aug 2010 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News …Nick Chesterfield says the death comes soon after a journalist was found dead in East …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

4. Tension feared to hamper Papua flood relief

   6 Oct 2010 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News …Nick Chesterfield from West Papua Media says he’s heard medical personnel are stretched to …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

5. Papua torture footage deemed authentic

   19 Oct 2010 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News … Activist and editor, Nick Chesterfield, says they have confirmed the identity of the Papuans …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

6. Papuans yet to make formal decision on rejecting special autonomy …

   4 Aug 2010 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News … But an Australia-based human rights advocate, Nick Chesterfield, says the upper house and the …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

7. Indonesian police praised for showing restraint so far in huge …

   9 Jul 2010 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News … Australia-based activist Nick Chesterfield says the protest has been peaceful but that this …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

8. Indonesia military chief orders probe into Papua torture video

   19 Oct 2010 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News … Activist and editor of West Papua Media, Nick Chesterfield, says there needs to be an …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

9. Papuan political prisoners charged with inciting riot at Abepura …

   12 Dec 2010 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News … The editor of West Papua Media, Nick Chesterfield, says the two men are not responsible for …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

10. Questions over Papua police probe of Freeport killings

    22 Jul 2009 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News … Australia-based Papua human rights activist Nick Chesterfield says “intensive questioning” is …
    http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

1. Activists rounded up across Indonesia’s Papua province over March …

   14 Apr 2008 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News … Nick Chesterfield says at least 70 Papuans have been detained for their involvement in the …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

2. Australian group welcomes granting of visa to Papuan refugee

   1 Aug 2006 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News … The Free West Papua Campaign’s Nick Chesterfield says he’s glad Australia is following its …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

3. Doubt surrounds Indonesian claim of foreign role in Papua violence

   17 Jul 2009 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News … However, Australia-based activist Nick Chesterfield says this contradicts the Minister’s …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

4. Australian Senate calls for Indonesia to allow Red Cross back into …

   24 Aug 2009 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News … But activisit Nick Chesterfield says Indonesia has obligations under the Geneva Convention to …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

5. Concern voiced for Papuan activists detained over rebellion charges

   14 Apr 2008 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News … Nick Chesterfield says at least 70 Papuans have been detained for their involvement in the …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached

6. Large numbers march on Papua parliament’s upper house

   9 Jul 2010 … Current Location in Site. RNZI Home > News … Australia-based activist Nick Chesterfield has been monitoring the situation. …
   http://www.rnzi.com › News – Cached