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July 23, 2021
By Lanuola Tusani Tupufia-Ah Tong in Apia Samoa’s Court of Appeal ruled today that the Faatuatua ile Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party was the country’s new government bringing three months of political stalemate to a close. The court, the highest in the country, found that a swearing-in ceremony conducted by the party on the ... <a title="Samoa’s highest court declares FAST government legal – impasse ends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/samoas-highest-court-declares-fast-government-legal-impasse-ends/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s highest court declares FAST government legal – impasse ends">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
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>
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July 13, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk British and Indonesian human rights defender Carmel Budiardjo, founder of TAPOL watchdog and the movement’s driving force for many decades, has died peacefully aged 96. TAPOL said in an announcement that she had died on Saturday and would greatly missed by an extensive network of people whose lives had been “touched ... <a title="Papuan and human rights defender Carmel Budiardjo dies at 96" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/13/papuan-and-human-rights-defender-carmel-budiardjo-dies-at-96/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan and human rights defender Carmel Budiardjo dies at 96">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2021
By Litia Cava in Suva The Fiji Civil Society Organisation Alliance for COVID-19 Humanitarian Response has repeated a call for the resignation of the country’s Economy Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. The alliance claims that he is taking the country into chaos and says it is deeply concerned about lives being unnecessarily lost as a result of ... <a title="Sayed-Khaiyum leading Fiji into chaos, says women’s crisis centre leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/04/sayed-khaiyum-leading-fiji-into-chaos-says-womens-crisis-centre-leader/" aria-label="Read more about Sayed-Khaiyum leading Fiji into chaos, says women’s crisis centre leader">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2021
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Prime Minister James Marape says Papua New Guineans who continue to commit crimes under the pretext of “sorcery” must be arrested and charged by police. Marape was responding to questions asked by The National in relation to the death of Mary Kopari who was killed by an angry mob ... <a title="Marape tells PNG police they should be ‘doing their job’ over sorcery killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/14/marape-tells-png-police-they-should-be-doing-their-job-over-sorcery-killings/" aria-label="Read more about Marape tells PNG police they should be ‘doing their job’ over sorcery killings">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk “We take the pain and problems of victims home and it gives us nightmares many times.” A police woman serving at the Family Sexual Violence Unit (FSVU) of the Papua New Guinea’s Waigani police station in the capital Port Moresby has shared her experience of how officers deal with victims being ... <a title="‘It gives us nightmares,’ says PNG police officer dealing with domestic violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/it-gives-us-nightmares-says-png-police-officer-dealing-with-domestic-violence/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It gives us nightmares,’ says PNG police officer dealing with domestic violence">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has condemned an attack by male students at the University of Papua New Guinea on a media team covering a protest staged by female students on Tuesday, reports the PNG Post-Courier. The council said that the actions of these students was an act against ... <a title="Media Council condemns ‘mob rule’ to intimidate female students, media at UPNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/media-council-condemns-mob-rule-to-intimidate-female-students-media-at-upng/" aria-label="Read more about Media Council condemns ‘mob rule’ to intimidate female students, media at UPNG">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Papua New Guinean government should protect women accused of practicing “sorcery” from violence and hold the attackers to account, says the advocacy group Human Rights Watch. At least five women have been attacked in the past three months since March 2021 — one of whom was killed. “The Papua New ... <a title="Protect women accused of ‘sorcery’ and punish attackers, watchdog tells PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/protect-women-accused-of-sorcery-and-punish-attackers-watchdog-tells-png/" aria-label="Read more about Protect women accused of ‘sorcery’ and punish attackers, watchdog tells PNG">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
By Charlie Dumavi in Port Moresby Women students at the University of Papua New Guinea silently suffering from persistent sexual harassment and abuse in the vicinity of the Waigani campus have become as national issue with a protest leading to a clash with media. The issue was brought to public attention when a woman student ... <a title="Angry male student mob targets media over UPNG sexual abuse protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/angry-male-student-mob-targets-media-over-upng-sexual-abuse-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Angry male student mob targets media over UPNG sexual abuse protest">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
By Jemimah Sukbat in Port Moresby A group of male students attacked the media covering a harassment protest by female students at the University of Papua New Guinea today. The rowdy group said they did not want the media to report on an issue of sexual and physical harassment by males, claiming it was an ... <a title="Male students at UPNG attack media for reporting on sexual harassment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/male-students-at-upng-attack-media-for-reporting-on-sexual-harassment/" aria-label="Read more about Male students at UPNG attack media for reporting on sexual harassment">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
By Janet Kari in Lae, PNG Prosecution of perpetrators of gender-based violence around the country still remains a massive problem for Papua New Guinea, says National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop. He said while the issue of GBV continued to escalate in the country, perpetrators were not being brought to account and this gave them ... <a title="Prosecuting gender violence culprits still a problem, Parkop tells women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/prosecuting-gender-violence-culprits-still-a-problem-parkop-tells-women/" aria-label="Read more about Prosecuting gender violence culprits still a problem, Parkop tells women">Read more</a>
