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February 22, 2024
Pro-independence militants and protesters clashed with police in downtown Nouméa this week as New Caledonia hosts three French government ministers. The crowd — an estimated 2000 according to organisers, 500 according to police — had been called on Wednesday to voice their opposition to a French-planned constitutional amendment process which would include modification of New ... <a title="Pro-independence protesters, French police clash in New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/22/pro-independence-protesters-french-police-clash-in-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-independence protesters, French police clash in New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2024
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist Fa’anānā Efeso Collins is being remembered as a pillar of the Pacific community with a “big heart of service”, who loved being a husband and father. The 49-year-old Samoan-Tokelauan leader and Greens MP has been described as someone who embodied the Samoan proverb: “o le ala i le pule ... <a title="Pasifika leaders remember ‘stand-out community leader’ Fa’anānā Efeso Collins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/22/pasifika-leaders-remember-stand-out-community-leader-faanana-efeso-collins/" aria-label="Read more about Pasifika leaders remember ‘stand-out community leader’ Fa’anānā Efeso Collins">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2024
By Bramo Tingkeo of the PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape made his historic address to the Australian Federal Parliament in Canberra today. Following Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s welcome address, Marape highlighted with gratitude the historical ties between the two nations and made special reference to the continuous support given to ... <a title="Marape thanks Australia for providing an ‘anchor’ for independent PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/marape-thanks-australia-for-providing-an-anchor-for-independent-png/" aria-label="Read more about Marape thanks Australia for providing an ‘anchor’ for independent PNG">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A Fiji human rights advocacy coalition has condemned Fiji’s “profoundly troubling” stance as being one of only two countries supporting continued illegal occupation by Israel of the Palestinian territories. The Fiji NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) said the occupation had been widely recognised by the international community — including the United ... <a title="Fiji human rights group condemns ‘troubling’ support for Israel at ICJ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/20/fiji-human-rights-group-condemns-troubling-support-for-israel-at-icj/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji human rights group condemns ‘troubling’ support for Israel at ICJ">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s opposition has vowed to remove Prime Minister James Marape and his government from power. During a media conference held last Friday, alternative prime minister Allan Bird shed light on the multitude of unresolved issues accumulated over the past four years under Marape’s leadership, assuring the public ... <a title="PNG’s opposition bloc confident of ousting Marape leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/pngs-opposition-bloc-confident-of-ousting-marape-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s opposition bloc confident of ousting Marape leadership">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon abruptly left the Big Gay Out festival in Auckland’s Point Chevalier today after being confronted by Gaza protesters. The annual Pride event is being held today in Coyle Park as a celebration for Rainbow communities and their allies. At a media standup this morning, Luxon said he ... <a title="PM Luxon leaves Big Gay Out abruptly after heated Gaza war protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/pm-luxon-leaves-big-gay-out-abruptly-after-heated-gaza-war-protest/" aria-label="Read more about PM Luxon leaves Big Gay Out abruptly after heated Gaza war protest">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2024
Pacific Media Watch The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA) has joined media freedom groups supporting Julian Assange, an Australian citizen whose unjust prosecution continues to undermine press freedoms and human rights. In light of recent developments and mounting concerns over Assange’s deteriorating health, JERAA said in a statement it had urged the ... <a title="JERAA urges US to drop spy charges – return Assange to Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/18/jeraa-urges-us-to-drop-spy-charges-return-assange-to-australia/" aria-label="Read more about JERAA urges US to drop spy charges – return Assange to Australia">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
RNZ Pacific A total of 12 MPs in the Papua New Guinea government of Jame Marape have now switched sides, joining the opposition ahead of an expected vote of no confidence in Prime Minister James Marape. Governments in PNG have 18 months’ grace after an election when opponents cannot bring motions for votes of no ... <a title="PNG opposition numbers grow ahead of expected no-confidence vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/png-opposition-numbers-grow-ahead-of-expected-no-confidence-vote/" aria-label="Read more about PNG opposition numbers grow ahead of expected no-confidence vote">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Pacific protesters were prominent in the 17th week of Aotearoa New Zealand solidarity demonstrations for Palestine and a ceasefire in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in Auckland today. Flags of Fiji, Tonga and West Papua were featured alongside the sea of Palestinian banners and at least one group declared themselves as “Tongans ... <a title="Pacific protesters feature in NZ rally against Israel’s war on Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/15/pacific-protesters-feature-in-nz-rally-against-israels-war-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific protesters feature in NZ rally against Israel’s war on Gaza">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
CNN Indonesia A wave of criticism by Indonesia’s academic community against the leadership of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo continues to grow as the republic faces a presidential election next week. In the latest incident a council of professors, rectors and students at Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University (UMY) in Bantul, Yogyakarta province, has issued a national message ... <a title="Mounting criticism of Jokowi by academics – claims Indonesia near ‘failed state’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/mounting-criticism-of-jokowi-by-academics-claims-indonesia-near-failed-state/" aria-label="Read more about Mounting criticism of Jokowi by academics – claims Indonesia near ‘failed state’">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
By Bramo Tingkeo of the PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape made his historic address to the Australian Federal Parliament in Canberra today. Following Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s welcome address, Marape highlighted with gratitude the historical ties between the two nations and made special reference to the continuous support given to ... <a title="Marape thanks Australia for providing ‘anchor’ for independent PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/marape-thanks-australia-for-providing-anchor-for-independent-png/" aria-label="Read more about Marape thanks Australia for providing ‘anchor’ for independent PNG">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
By Lawrence Fong of the PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea and Australia created another piece of history yesterday when James Marape became the first international leader to address the Australian Federal Parliament since 2020. In a speech laden with heartfelt gratitude and sentimental recollections of the shared history of both nations, the PNG Prime Minister ... <a title="Marape first global leader to speak in Australian parliament since 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/marape-first-global-leader-to-speak-in-australian-parliament-since-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Marape first global leader to speak in Australian parliament since 2020">Read more</a>
