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Police, TNI raid Papuan secretariat in Merauke – 14 activists arrested

December 22, 2020

By Charles Maniani in Manokwari Indonesian Mobile Brigade (Brimob) paramilitary police, national police intelligence officers (intel) and the army’s special forces (Kopassus) have stormed the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) offices in the Almasuh area of Merauke regency, Papua, The raid last week was reported by a Suara Papua informant from Merauke on Monday. The ... <a title="Police, TNI raid Papuan secretariat in Merauke – 14 activists arrested" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/22/police-tni-raid-papuan-secretariat-in-merauke-14-activists-arrested/" aria-label="Read more about Police, TNI raid Papuan secretariat in Merauke – 14 activists arrested">Read more</a>

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Indonesian security forces attack Papuan musician, say activists

November 23, 2020

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A young West Papuan musician, Kris Douw, who has written many powerful protest songs against Indonesia’s illegal military occupation in his homeland, has been beaten up by security forces, allege activists. Douw was atacked about 8am on by Indonesian special forces at the Kodim Complex in Nabire, Papua, according to the ... <a title="Indonesian security forces attack Papuan musician, say activists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/23/indonesian-security-forces-attack-papuan-musician-say-activists/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian security forces attack Papuan musician, say activists">Read more</a>

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Fiji opposition MP suspended for refusing to apologise to PM

September 9, 2019

By RNZ Pacific A Fiji opposition MP has been suspended from parliament for six months for refusing to apologise to the Prime Minister. Pio Tikoduadua and several other opposition MPs walked out of parliament on Friday night, after hours of debating a report into breaches of privilege by himself and Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama. A report ... <a title="Fiji opposition MP suspended for refusing to apologise to PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/09/fiji-opposition-mp-suspended-for-refusing-to-apologise-to-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji opposition MP suspended for refusing to apologise to PM">Read more</a>

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Video shows Fiji PM seizing MP, goes viral

August 26, 2019

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A video of Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama grabbing and shoving an opposition MP has gone viral. The video surfaced last week and shows Bainimarama seizing the coat of National Federation Party member Pio Tikoduadua and giving him a light shove in a car park outside the parliamentary building in Suva. About six ... <a title="Video shows Fiji PM seizing MP, goes viral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/26/video-shows-fiji-pm-seizing-mp-goes-viral/" aria-label="Read more about Video shows Fiji PM seizing MP, goes viral">Read more</a>

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Scott Waide: PNGFM news boss calls for investigations, penalties for troops who assaulted journalists

November 24, 2018

Parliament Haus in Waigani … scene of the reported assault against PNGFM journalists. Image Scott Waide’s blog Scott Waide’s blog highlights an open letter by Genesis Ketan, director of news, PNGFM: As director of News for PNGFM, I am very disappointed at the manner at which two of my reporters – one male and one ... <a title="Scott Waide: PNGFM news boss calls for investigations, penalties for troops who assaulted journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/24/scott-waide-pngfm-news-boss-calls-for-investigations-penalties-for-troops-who-assaulted-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Waide: PNGFM news boss calls for investigations, penalties for troops who assaulted journalists">Read more</a>