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February 2, 2025
By Victor Mambor and Tria Dianti The Indonesian government’s proposal to grant amnesty to pro-independence rebels in West Papua has stirred scepticism as the administration of new President Prabowo Subianto seeks to deal with the country’s most protracted armed conflict. Without broader dialogue and accountability, critics argue, the initiative could fail to resolve the decades-long ... <a title="Indonesia’s amnesty plan for West Papua independence fighters greeted with scepticism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/02/indonesias-amnesty-plan-for-west-papua-independence-fighters-greeted-with-scepticism/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s amnesty plan for West Papua independence fighters greeted with scepticism">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2024
Asia Pacific Report An exiled West Papuan leader has praised Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape for his “brave ambush” in questioning new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto over West Papua. Prabowo offered an “amnesty” for West Papuan pro-independence activists during Marape’s revent meeting with Prabowo on the fringes of the inauguration, the PNG leader ... <a title="Wenda praises PNG’s Marape over ‘brave ambush’ on West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/06/wenda-praises-pngs-marape-over-brave-ambush-on-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda praises PNG’s Marape over ‘brave ambush’ on West Papua">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Asia Pacific Report An exiled West Papuan leader has praised Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape for his “brave ambush” in questioning new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto over West Papua. Prabowo offered an “amnesty” for West Papuan pro-independence activists during Marape’s revent meeting with Prabowo on the fringes of the inauguration, the PNG leader ... <a title="Wenda praises PNG’s Marape over ‘brave ambush’ over West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/wenda-praises-pngs-marape-over-brave-ambush-over-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda praises PNG’s Marape over ‘brave ambush’ over West Papua">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
By Khalia Strong of Pacific Media Network Dozens of Pacific Islanders and Palagi defied the bitterly cold wind and rain for a peaceful “remember the Dawn Raids” march along Auckland’s Ponsonby Road at the weekend. The Savali ole Filemu march recognised the anxiety which currently faces overstayers, and the pain still felt from the Dawn ... <a title="Ponsonby march highlights Dawn Raids pain and overstayer uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/ponsonby-march-highlights-dawn-raids-pain-and-overstayer-uncertainty/" aria-label="Read more about Ponsonby march highlights Dawn Raids pain and overstayer uncertainty">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2021
By Gill Bonnett, RNZ News immigration reporter Pacific leaders say offering “visas for vaccinations’ would be the ultimate incentive for New Zealand overstayers to get the covid-19 jab, as Auckland struggles to stop delta variant infections spreading through the community. It comes as epidemiologists say the government needs to pull out all the stops to ... <a title="Vax for visas: ‘Overstayers would come out of woodwork’, say Pacific leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/22/vax-for-visas-overstayers-would-come-out-of-woodwork-say-pacific-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about Vax for visas: ‘Overstayers would come out of woodwork’, say Pacific leaders">Read more</a>
