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February 19, 2019
In Gangsters in Paradise – Deportees of Tonga, Vice embeds with four Tongan nationals who have been sent back to where they were born after serving prison time in New Zealand and the United States. Video: Vice Zealandia By Philip Cass “It’s like crabs being stuck in a bucket scratching each other to get out.” ... <a title="Hard-hitting documentary explores Tongan ‘deportee dumping’ lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/19/hard-hitting-documentary-explores-tongan-deportee-dumping-lives/" aria-label="Read more about Hard-hitting documentary explores Tongan ‘deportee dumping’ lives">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2019
Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua spokesperson Surya Anta (centre) speaking at LBH Jakarta last week. Image: CNN Indonesia Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk West Papuan people will not take part in Indonesia’s 2019 presidential and legislative elections, say the Indonesian People’s Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) and the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP). This is because ... <a title="Papuans plan to boycott Indonesian elections, say independence activists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/18/papuans-plan-to-boycott-indonesian-elections-say-independence-activists/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans plan to boycott Indonesian elections, say independence activists">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2019
By Ainur Rohmah in Jakarta Fake news and hate speech are inundating Indonesia on and offline with the country’s general election just two months away and with presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto and incumbent Joko Widodo locked in a contest for the top spot. Jokowi, as the president is known, remains clearly in the lead with ... <a title="Indonesian smear campaigns target Jokowi ahead of presidential election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/17/indonesian-smear-campaigns-target-jokowi-ahead-of-presidential-election/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian smear campaigns target Jokowi ahead of presidential election">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2019
Timor-Leste Press Union president Francisco Belo condemning the arrest and charge of “cyber libel” against Rappler publisher Maria Ressa. Image: Antonio Dasiparu/TLPU Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Timor-Leste Press Union has protested in front of the Philippine Embassy in the capital Dili in solidarity with indicted Journalist Maria Ressa over her “persecution” and in defence ... <a title="Timorese journalists protest outside Philippine embassy over Ressa arrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/16/timorese-journalists-protest-outside-philippine-embassy-over-ressa-arrest/" aria-label="Read more about Timorese journalists protest outside Philippine embassy over Ressa arrest">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2019
Rappler publisher condemns Duterte government’s “abuse of power”. Video: ABS-CBN By Iris Gonzales in Manila The Philippine press has seen many dark days but Maria Ressa’s arrest this week is among the worst. It signals dangerous times for our country’s democracy, 33 years since it was restored in 1986. Ressa is a veteran journalist who ... <a title="‘Don’t be silent,’ says defiant Maria Ressa in fight for press freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/16/dont-be-silent-says-defiant-maria-ressa-in-fight-for-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Don’t be silent,’ says defiant Maria Ressa in fight for press freedom">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2019
Award-winning journalist, publisher and editor Maria Ressa (left) being arrested in Rappler’s newsroom yesterday. She was being kept in detention last night. Image: Maria Tan/AFP/RSF Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Paris-based global media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned yesterday’s arrest of Maria Ressa, editor of the independent Manila-based news website Rappler, on ... <a title="Philippine website editor Maria Ressa held on ‘cyber libel’ charge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/14/philippine-website-editor-maria-ressa-held-on-cyber-libel-charge/" aria-label="Read more about Philippine website editor Maria Ressa held on ‘cyber libel’ charge">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2019
By RNZ Pacific A short documentary which highlights the risks of being a journalist in Indonesian-ruled Papua region (West Papua) has won an international film award. Aprila, directed by Rohan Radheya, took out the best short film award at the 16th Pacific FIFO Documentary Film Festival in French Polynesia. The Dutch journalist and film-maker’s documentary ... <a title="West Papua film exposes plight of ‘ignored’ local journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/14/west-papua-film-exposes-plight-of-ignored-local-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua film exposes plight of ‘ignored’ local journalists">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2019
Panguna mine in operation … back in its heyday around 1971. Image: Robert Owen Winkler/Wikimedia Commons/PNG Mine Watch Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Autonomous Bougainville Government, led by president Dr John Momis, has been accused by a research and advocacy group of allowing a “reckless land grab” with its planned mining law changes. The proposed ... <a title="Jubilee Australia accuses Bougainville over ‘reckless land grab’ law changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/14/jubilee-australia-accuses-bougainville-over-reckless-land-grab-law-changes/" aria-label="Read more about Jubilee Australia accuses Bougainville over ‘reckless land grab’ law changes">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
University of Papua New Guinea … furore over fees. Image: UPNG Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The University of Papua New Guinea registrar Dr Peter Petsul has become the first victim of the new university council, reports the PNG Post-Courier. Dr Petsul was suspended on Monday on full pay for 14 days by new Chancellor Jeffery ... <a title="UPNG registrar first ‘victim’ of drastic campus action over fees hike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/upng-registrar-first-victim-of-drastic-campus-action-over-fees-hike/" aria-label="Read more about UPNG registrar first ‘victim’ of drastic campus action over fees hike">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2019
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Dr Sa’ilele Malielegaoi … “a rare glimpse into his fears”. Image: Samoan government By Mata’afa Keni Lesa, editor of the Samoa Observer It’s all happening in Samoa today. For such a small country, there really is no dull moment. With the latest political maneuvering within the ruling Human Rights Protection Party ... <a title="Mata’afa Keni Lesa: Samoan politics and criminal libel – stay tuned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/13/mataafa-keni-lesa-samoan-politics-and-criminal-libel-stay-tuned/" aria-label="Read more about Mata’afa Keni Lesa: Samoan politics and criminal libel – stay tuned">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2019
“King Faipopo”, as he appeared in a video sent to the Samoa Observer last year. Image: Samoa Observer Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Samoan anti-government blogger Malele Paulo has been arrested, reports RNZ Pacific. Malele, who uses the pseudonym “King Faipopo”, is being held in police custody. RNZ reported Malele had been charged with making threatening ... <a title="Samoan police arrest anti-government blogger ‘King Faipopo’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/12/samoan-police-arrest-anti-government-blogger-king-faipopo/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan police arrest anti-government blogger ‘King Faipopo’">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2019
An international non-government organisation, The Global Witness, has reported that 48 individuals were killed in the country last year, a majority related to agribusiness. Image: Philstar By KEN E. CAGULA in Davao City The massive human rights violations committed against indigenous peoples or Lumads and peasants are designed to silence the opposition to the continuing ... <a title="Killings, arrests as military ‘flush out’ Mindanao environmental defenders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/11/killings-arrests-as-military-flush-out-mindanao-environmental-defenders/" aria-label="Read more about Killings, arrests as military ‘flush out’ Mindanao environmental defenders">Read more</a>
