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September 16, 2024
The National Papua New Guinea’s Police Commissioner David Manning has declared emergency orders to safeguard infrastructure and residents in Porgera due to escalating law and order issues brought about by illegal miners. Manning said police would be increasing the legitimate use of force to remove combatants in order to protect critical infrastructure, including the Porgera ... <a title="PNG police chief Manning declares emergency for Porgera" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/png-police-chief-manning-declares-emergency-for-porgera/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police chief Manning declares emergency for Porgera">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Women, girls, the elderly, and young boys have rushed to pack any vehicle they could as they escaped heavy tribal fighting that has erupted in Papua New Guinea’s Porgera Valley. The sound of gunfire erupts in the peaceful valley, shouts of war follow the gunfire, and amid the chaos, ... <a title="20 dead – PNG women, girls flee tribal fighting in Porgera mine valley" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/20-dead-png-women-girls-flee-tribal-fighting-in-porgera-mine-valley/" aria-label="Read more about 20 dead – PNG women, girls flee tribal fighting in Porgera mine valley">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2024
Inside PNG reports that Papua New Guinea is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, a proclamation even Pope Francis acknowledges. But Papua New Guinea is also challenged with socio-economic developments that do not reach the rural majority despite the presence of numerous extractive industries. The Pontiff in his remarks at the APEC Haus said ... <a title="Pope Francis calls for end to tribal ‘spiral of violence’ in PNG visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/pope-francis-calls-for-end-to-tribal-spiral-of-violence-in-png-visit/" aria-label="Read more about Pope Francis calls for end to tribal ‘spiral of violence’ in PNG visit">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2024
Warning: This report discusses graphic details of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea. SPECIAL REPORT: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent The nauseating stench of dried blood hung in the air as we arrived in Karida village, a few kilometers outside of Tari in Papua New Guinea’s Hela province. Through the landcruiser window, I ... <a title="From bows and arrows to assault rifles: How the rules of PNG tribal wars have changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/from-bows-and-arrows-to-assault-rifles-how-the-rules-of-png-tribal-wars-have-changed/" aria-label="Read more about From bows and arrows to assault rifles: How the rules of PNG tribal wars have changed">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea police have arrested five people in connection with the brutal attacks in Angoram district that left around 25 people dead last week. RNZ Pacific correspondent in PNG, Scott Waide, said the ringleaders who initiated the attacks in three remote villages in East Sepik have not yet ... <a title="Five arrested in connection with deadly Papua New Guinea massacre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/five-arrested-in-connection-with-deadly-papua-new-guinea-massacre/" aria-label="Read more about Five arrested in connection with deadly Papua New Guinea massacre">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2024
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Despite a “historic” ceasefire agreement in Papua New Guinea between Enga authorities and tribal leaders after months of bitter warfare, a young woman has been found brutally killed near Kaekin village, Wapenamanda. Despite the peace agreement and signing concluded in Port Moresby last Thursday and officiated by the Provincial ... <a title="Young woman found dead with face skinned in Enga in spite of ceasefire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/young-woman-found-dead-with-face-skinned-in-enga-in-spite-of-ceasefire/" aria-label="Read more about Young woman found dead with face skinned in Enga in spite of ceasefire">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2024
PNG Post-Courier A ceasefire is expected on the battlefields of Wapenamanda in Papua New Guinea’s Enga Province that has claimed hundreds of lives and caused massive destruction to properties in three constituencies. According to lead peace negotiator and Enga Provincial Administrator Sandis Tsaka, a ceasefire agreement is anticipated to be signed this week among three ... <a title="Talks herald Wapenamanda massacre ceasefire in PNG tribal warfare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/12/talks-herald-wapenamanda-massacre-ceasefire-in-png-tribal-warfare/" aria-label="Read more about Talks herald Wapenamanda massacre ceasefire in PNG tribal warfare">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2024
Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing to some readers. By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent As women and children seek hope of a future without tribal fighting, the cycle of killing continues in Papua New Guinea’s remote Highlands. Tribal warfare dating back generations is being ... <a title="‘Chopped boy with a bush knife’: A PNG massacre killer says revenge is ‘only way’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/02/chopped-boy-with-a-bush-knife-a-png-massacre-killer-says-revenge-is-only-way/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Chopped boy with a bush knife’: A PNG massacre killer says revenge is ‘only way’">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2024
EDITORIAL: The PNG Post-Courier Some people are literally making a killing in Enga. Yes, they really are. Hired gunmen are getting rich by the day and picking up women and girls as payments as well, leaving deaths and destruction in their wake in what is apparently becoming a booming industry. PNG POST-COURIER The news is ... <a title="Post-Courier: Stop PNG’s booming death and destruction industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/21/post-courier-stop-pngs-booming-death-and-destruction-industry/" aria-label="Read more about Post-Courier: Stop PNG’s booming death and destruction industry">Read more</a>
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August 24, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guineans engaged in tribal fights will face life imprisonment once Parliament has its way with the amendment of the Tribal Fights Act in October. And the PNG government is looking at amending laws to also give police additional powers and immunity under special operations to protect the lives of policemen and ... <a title="PNG to upgrade Tribal Fights Act with life in jail for ‘domestic terrorists’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/24/png-to-upgrade-tribal-fights-act-with-life-in-jail-for-domestic-terrorists/" aria-label="Read more about PNG to upgrade Tribal Fights Act with life in jail for ‘domestic terrorists’">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
By Cretilda Alokaka in Port Moresby Six hired gunmen in Enga were shot dead by men from the Ambulin tribe on Friday in what Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has described as “jungle justice”. Police alleged that on Friday around 5am, the six men sneaked into Ambulin tribal territory to ambush them but ... <a title="PNG’s Marape condemns ‘jungle justice’ after 6 gunmen shot dead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/pngs-marape-condemns-jungle-justice-after-6-gunmen-shot-dead/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Marape condemns ‘jungle justice’ after 6 gunmen shot dead">Read more</a>
