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May 16, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron has declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia after several days of civil unrest in the capital. Four people are dead due to the unrest and violence in the capital, Nouméa. France TV reports that a 22-year-old gendarme who had been seriously wounded has become the fourth death. The other ... <a title="‘Deadly spiral’ – state of emergency in Kanaky New Caledonia and the Paris vote that sparked riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/16/deadly-spiral-state-of-emergency-in-kanaky-new-caledonia-and-the-paris-vote-that-sparked-riots/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Deadly spiral’ – state of emergency in Kanaky New Caledonia and the Paris vote that sparked riots">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2022
RNZ Pacific A commemoration has been held in French Polynesia to mark the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of a leading opposition politician in the Tuamotus. Boris Léontieff, who headed the Fetia Api party, was among four politicians travelling in a small plane on a campaign trip when it disappeared without a trace. The commemoration ... <a title="Commemoration held in Tahiti for politicians on a ‘vanished’ flight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/24/commemoration-held-in-tahiti-for-politicians-on-a-vanished-flight/" aria-label="Read more about Commemoration held in Tahiti for politicians on a ‘vanished’ flight">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2021
Women journalists, feminists, activists, and human rights defenders around the world are facing virtual harassment. In this series, global civil society alliance CIVICUS highlights the gendered nature of virtual harassment through the stories of women working to defend our democratic freedoms. Today’s testimony on International Women’s Day is published here through a partnership between CIVICUS ... <a title="For this Filipina journalist, every day is a battle with fear – and defying silence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/09/for-this-filipina-journalist-every-day-is-a-battle-with-fear-and-defying-silence/" aria-label="Read more about For this Filipina journalist, every day is a battle with fear – and defying silence">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk More leading Indonesian figures have made racial slurs against Natalius Pigai, former chair of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) – and all West Papuans, says United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) interim president Benny Wenda. “Since the illegal Indonesian invasion in 1963, Indonesian elites have made clear their ... <a title="State-sanctioned racism against West Papuans ‘shows Jakarta’s true agenda’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/state-sanctioned-racism-against-west-papuans-shows-jakartas-true-agenda/" aria-label="Read more about State-sanctioned racism against West Papuans ‘shows Jakarta’s true agenda’">Read more</a>
