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July 23, 2021
By Irfan Kamil in Jakarta Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has condemned the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) under the leadership of Firli Bahuri as an “authoritarian and anti-criticism” institution over the Greenpeace laser protest. ICW researcher Kurnia Ramadhana said this after the KPK had reported Greenpeace Indonesia to the South Jakarta district police (Polres) for laser ... <a title="Reporting Greenpeace to police shows KPK has become authoritarian, says watchdog" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/reporting-greenpeace-to-police-shows-kpk-has-become-authoritarian-says-watchdog/" aria-label="Read more about Reporting Greenpeace to police shows KPK has become authoritarian, says watchdog">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
By Ena Manuireva and Tony Fala About 35 people joined an Auckland rally last Sunday in solidarity with a Mā’ohi Nui Lives Matter demonstration by thousands of Tahitians happening in Pape’ete, the capital. In solidarity and in sync with the Pape’ete event, the Mai te Paura Atōmī i te ti’amara’a: From Bomb Contamination to Self-determination ... <a title="Nine takeaways from the Mā’ohi Nui Lives Matter solidarity rally in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/nine-takeaways-from-the-maohi-nui-lives-matter-solidarity-rally-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Nine takeaways from the Mā’ohi Nui Lives Matter solidarity rally in NZ">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
By Timoci Vula in Suva Two Fijian pregnant women are among the 21 covid-19 deaths reported within a seven-day period from July 14. Their babies, however, were saved via a caesarean operation by the obstetric team. Health Secretary Dr James Fong revealed this in his covid-19 live update last evening as he announced the country’s ... <a title="Fiji medics save newborn babies – mothers among 21 new covid deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/fiji-medics-save-newborn-babies-mothers-among-21-new-covid-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji medics save newborn babies – mothers among 21 new covid deaths">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
By Andrew McRae, RNZ News reporter The umbrella term Pacific Islander or Polynesian has been criticised as degrading and insensitive. Researcher Dr Seini Taufa, who is a New Zealand-born Tongan, said the names were not indigenous terms and were insulting. Dr Taufa is research lead for Moana Research and Senior Pacific Advisor for the Growing ... <a title="‘Pacific Islander’ an insulting umbrella term, researcher tells Royal Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/pacific-islander-an-insulting-umbrella-term-researcher-tells-royal-commission/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Pacific Islander’ an insulting umbrella term, researcher tells Royal Commission">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Finland and Greece are in the East of Europe, but generally thought of as western countries, having not been behind the ‘Iron Curtain’ during the Cold War. They can be seen as a benchmark to help understand the other Eastern European countries. And, like other eastern countries, they had low levels ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: East Europe in the European Union, Excess Deaths in Context" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-east-europe-in-the-european-union-excess-deaths-in-context/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: East Europe in the European Union, Excess Deaths in Context">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2021
COMMENT: By Professor Biman Prasad Pictures and videos emerging about the shocking and deplorable conditions for covid-isolated patients in Fiji hospitals are no surprise. Nor should they be. They are a direct consequence of the Bainimarama government’s failure to lead, failure to plan – and worst of all, failure to care. Two months ago Ministry ... <a title="Fiji’s covid horror is too late to fix, yet still our leaders stay silent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/fijis-covid-horror-is-too-late-to-fix-yet-still-our-leaders-stay-silent/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s covid horror is too late to fix, yet still our leaders stay silent">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A pro-independence movement in West Papua has appealed to several Western countries — including New Zealand — to provide urgent humanitarian help by supplying covid vaccines directly to the Papuans to cope with the “double crisis” in the Indonesian-ruled region. Benny Wenda, interim president of the Provisional Government of West Papua, ... <a title="Wenda appeals to NZ, West to supply covid vaccines direct to Papuans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/wenda-appeals-to-nz-west-to-supply-covid-vaccines-direct-to-papuans/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda appeals to NZ, West to supply covid vaccines direct to Papuans">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2021
EDITORIAL: By the editorial board of The Jakarta Post The unanimous House of Representatives decision in Indonesia last week to endorse the revised Papuan Special Autonomy Law shows, yet again, the propensity of the Jakarta elite to dictate the future of the territory, despite persistent calls to honor local demands. This “new deal” is not ... <a title="The Jakarta Post: New deal, old approach over West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/the-jakarta-post-new-deal-old-approach-over-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about The Jakarta Post: New deal, old approach over West Papua">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Patrick Angrai Jerolyn Arimbandai was the only woman teacher of a newly established Catholic-run high school in the Middle Ramu district of Papua New Guinea’s Madang province. She was married to Steven Arimbandai, a local from Josephstaal, also a teacher at Josephstaal High School. They had a child and were expecting their ... <a title="Pregnant PNG teacher Jerolyn walks 25km for her unborn baby – but dies tragically" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/pregnant-png-teacher-jerolyn-walks-25km-for-her-unborn-baby-but-dies-tragically/" aria-label="Read more about Pregnant PNG teacher Jerolyn walks 25km for her unborn baby – but dies tragically">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand’s cyber security agency believes China has been behind numerous hack attacks spanning years. The government joined Western allies and Japan in calling out Beijing for so-called state-sponsored hacks, including a major incursion in February when Microsoft email servers were targeted. The US has charged four Chinese nationals — three security officials ... <a title="NZ cyber agency chief worried China hacks exploiting security weakness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/nz-cyber-agency-chief-worried-china-hacks-exploiting-security-weakness/" aria-label="Read more about NZ cyber agency chief worried China hacks exploiting security weakness">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2021
Tabloid Jubi in Jayapura The West Papuan Council of Churches (WPCC) has condemned the Indonesian government’s Special Autonomy (Otsus) law ratified by the Jakarta parliament last week, describing it as racist and warning that Papuans could “become extinct”. The WPCC was speaking in an online forum organised by the International Coalition for Papua (ICP) last ... <a title="‘We’ll be extinct,’ warns West Papuan churches, call for halt to ‘racist’ Otsus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/well-be-extinct-warns-west-papuan-churches-call-for-halt-to-racist-otsus/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’ll be extinct,’ warns West Papuan churches, call for halt to ‘racist’ Otsus">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Dan McGarry, The Village Explainer I wasn’t invited to the inaugural Vanuatu media awards a couple of weeks ago. Nor was I asked to participate. Instead, I spent the weekend preparing the final draft of the Media Association of Vanuatu’s Code of Ethics and Practice. I am proud to say it was adopted ... <a title="Dan McGarry: The truth is our republic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/21/dan-mcgarry-the-truth-is-our-republic/" aria-label="Read more about Dan McGarry: The truth is our republic">Read more</a>
