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August 14, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Civil Society Alliance — which is made up of a number of organisations in Indonesia and Timor-Leste — is urging President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to revoke the Bintang Jasa Utama (1st Class Star of Service) award for “civil bravery and courage” in times of adversity which was given to former ... <a title="Rights groups urge Jokowi to revoke ‘betrayal’ medal for Timorese war criminal Eurico Guterres" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/rights-groups-urge-jokowi-to-revoke-betrayal-medal-for-timorese-war-criminal-eurico-guterres/" aria-label="Read more about Rights groups urge Jokowi to revoke ‘betrayal’ medal for Timorese war criminal Eurico Guterres">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The #HoldTheLine (#HTL) Coalition has welcomed the dismissal of a cyber-libel charge against Rappler CEO and founder Maria Ressa in the Philippines — the second “spurious” charge against Ressa to be dropped in just two months, says Reporters Without Borders. The #HTL coalition calls for all remaining charges to be immediately ... <a title="#HoldTheLine Coalition welcomes new dismissal of cyber-libel charge against Rappler’s Maria Ressa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/holdtheline-coalition-welcomes-new-dismissal-of-cyber-libel-charge-against-rapplers-maria-ressa/" aria-label="Read more about #HoldTheLine Coalition welcomes new dismissal of cyber-libel charge against Rappler’s Maria Ressa">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva Two days after President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Mā’ohi Nui last month, where the French leader urged the local population to get vaccinated against the danger of the new delta variant of the covid pandemic already on the islands, High Commissioner Domique Sorain and territorial President Édouard Fritch announced a ... <a title="Tahiti’s ‘wedding of the year’ turns into political row over covid hypocrisy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/tahitis-wedding-of-the-year-turns-into-political-row-over-covid-hypocrisy/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s ‘wedding of the year’ turns into political row over covid hypocrisy">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2021
By Litia Cava in Suva Former Fiji opposition leader Sitiveni Rabuka has submitted his application to register his newly proposed political party — the “People’s Aliance”. A statement released by the Fijian Elections Office stated that the Registrar of Political Parties, Mohammed Saneem, was now processing the application to register the party. According to the ... <a title="Rabuka makes move – former Fiji PM registers proposed ‘People’s Alliance’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/rabuka-makes-move-former-fiji-pm-registers-proposed-peoples-alliance/" aria-label="Read more about Rabuka makes move – former Fiji PM registers proposed ‘People’s Alliance’">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2021
RNZ Pacific The New Zealand government says it has full confidence Samoa’s new government and its judiciary will continue to act with integrity. This comes after former prime minister, Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, claimed that the recent actions of the judiciary had “shattered” the constitution and the law of the jungle now applied. Tuila’epa claimed the ... <a title="NZ reaffirms support for Samoa’s Fiame, as Tuila’epa grumbles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/nz-reaffirms-support-for-samoas-fiame-as-tuilaepa-grumbles/" aria-label="Read more about NZ reaffirms support for Samoa’s Fiame, as Tuila’epa grumbles">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2021
RNZ Pacific Fifty percent of Fijians who died from covid-19 were at home at the time of their deaths. The Fiji government said it had noted that many people dying of covid-19 had not given healthcare workers a chance to treat them. The Health Ministry reported 398 new cases of covid-19 and five deaths for ... <a title="Half of Fiji’s 345 covid deaths at home, report health officials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/13/half-of-fijis-345-covid-deaths-at-home-report-health-officials/" aria-label="Read more about Half of Fiji’s 345 covid deaths at home, report health officials">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk International pressure is mounting on Indonesia to free West Papuan activist Victor Yeimo, the international spokesperson for the peaceful civilian West Papua National Committee (KNPB), as concern grows over his worsening state of health. Following the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor’s declaration on twitter two days ago ... <a title="International calls grow to free Papuan activist Victor Yeimo’s over health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/13/international-calls-grow-to-free-papuan-activist-victor-yeimos-over-health/" aria-label="Read more about International calls grow to free Papuan activist Victor Yeimo’s over health">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2021
RNZ Pacific The world is on the brink of a climate catastrophe, with just a narrow window for action to reverse global processes predicted to cause devastating effects in the Pacific and world-wide, says the leader of the 18-nation Pacific Islands Forum. Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna said a major UN scientific report released on Monday ... <a title="Narrow window to halt climate change catastrophe, says Pacific Forum chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/13/narrow-window-to-halt-climate-change-catastrophe-says-pacific-forum-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Narrow window to halt climate change catastrophe, says Pacific Forum chief">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2021
By Talebula Kate in Suva After 39 years with the Fiji Police Force, Rusiate Tudravu has tendered his resignation having reached the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police upon his retirement. The outgoing Deputy Commissioner Tudravu, who acted as the Commissioner of Police over a 12-month period, tendered his resignation to the Commissioner of ... <a title="Fiji’s deputy police chief resigns after 39 years of service" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/13/fijis-deputy-police-chief-resigns-after-39-years-of-service/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s deputy police chief resigns after 39 years of service">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2021
A VIEW FROM AFAR: Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning are joined by Melanesian and Pacific affairs expert, Dr David Robie, to discuss how Covid-19 has become a trigger of instability in the wider Pacific Region. In this, the first of a two-part SPECIAL, we deep dive into the complexities of Melanesian west Pacific affairs.
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August 12, 2021
LIVE PODCAST: In this episode of A View from Afar Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning are joined by Dr David Robie to discuss how Covid-19 has become a trigger of instability in the wider Pacific Region. Dr David Robie is editor of AsiaPacificReport.nz and a renowned expert on Melanesian and Pacific affairs. In this, the ... <a title="LIVE@MIDDAY: Covid-19 & Melanesian Instability with Buchanan + Manning + Dr David Robie" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/12/livemidday-covid-19-melanesian-instability-with-buchanan-manning-dr-david-robie/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@MIDDAY: Covid-19 & Melanesian Instability with Buchanan + Manning + Dr David Robie">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2021
By Trevor Wahune in Port Moresby A five-man Supreme Court bench has quashed by a majority decision National Court temporary orders that have stayed the death sentence of 14 prisoners on death row in Papua New Guinea. The court ruled that the lower court lacked jurisdiction at the time to commence the proceedings on its ... <a title="Court lifts temporary block to PNG executions after 70 years – 14 to die" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/12/court-lifts-temporary-block-to-png-executions-after-70-years-14-to-die/" aria-label="Read more about Court lifts temporary block to PNG executions after 70 years – 14 to die">Read more</a>
