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October 14, 2021
RNZ Pacific The Refugee Action Coalition has called Australia’s apparent attempt to walk away from its responsibilities for the refugees it dumped in Papua New Guinea an outrage. Australia announced last week that by the end of this year it will end its offshore detention arrangement with PNG. The scheme was declared illegal by the ... <a title="Outrage as Australia walks away from PNG refugee responsibilities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/14/outrage-as-australia-walks-away-from-png-refugee-responsibilities/" aria-label="Read more about Outrage as Australia walks away from PNG refugee responsibilities">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2021
By Yance Wenda in Jayapura A Papuan woman politician has warned Indonesian security forces against restricting women from selling noken — traditional string bags — and other accessories displaying the banned Morning Star flag design at the Papuan National Games (PON XX) venue in Jayapura. Orpa Nari, a Papuan People’s Assembly (MRP) member of the ... <a title="‘It’s our identity’, declare Papua’s defiant mamas over Morning Star" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/12/its-our-identity-declare-papuas-defiant-mamas-over-morning-star/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s our identity’, declare Papua’s defiant mamas over Morning Star">Read more</a>
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October 10, 2021
By Agus Pabika in Jayapura President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s visit to Papua last weekend to officially open Indonesia’s National Games (PON XX) and officiate a number of infrastructure projects are ceremonial and will not provide any benefits to the ordinary Papuan people when cases of human rights violations are left unresolved. This assessment was made ... <a title="Activists say Jokowi’s West Papua visit only to bolster image – no benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/10/activists-say-jokowis-west-papua-visit-only-to-bolster-image-no-benefits/" aria-label="Read more about Activists say Jokowi’s West Papua visit only to bolster image – no benefits">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2021
PNG Post-Courier Phyonna Silikara Gangloff is a champion Papua New Guinean squash player. Fit and healthy, the 37-year-old mother of two lived a normal life until 14 days ago. She was one of those who was vocal against the covid-19 vaccine and admits that she successfully convinced a lot of people in the second-largest city ... <a title="‘Get vaccinated before it gets you’ plea from PNG anti-vaxxer champ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/08/get-vaccinated-before-it-gets-you-plea-from-png-anti-vaxxer-champ/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Get vaccinated before it gets you’ plea from PNG anti-vaxxer champ">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Fiji’s opposition National Federation Party has blamed 1150 pandemic deaths on the Bainimarama government’s “shameful and despicable” ego-driven leadership. “Stop bragging and taking the Lord’s name in vain when you have presided over the single biggest disaster and loss of lives in our country’s 51 years of independence,” said Dr Biman ... <a title="Bainimarama’s covid bragging rebuked as ‘shameful and despicable’ by Prasad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/08/bainimaramas-covid-bragging-rebuked-as-shameful-and-despicable-by-prasad/" aria-label="Read more about Bainimarama’s covid bragging rebuked as ‘shameful and despicable’ by Prasad">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2021
By Evan Schuurman Bougainville community leader and MP Theonila Roka Matbob has received the Gwynne Skinner Human Rights Award in recognition of her outstanding work to hold mining giant Rio Tinto to account for the legacy of environmental devastation caused by its former Panguna mine. Matbob, 31, is a traditional landowner from Makosi, just downstream ... <a title="Panguna campaigner Theonila Matbob wins award over Rio Tinto challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/08/panguna-campaigner-theonila-matbob-wins-award-over-rio-tinto-challenge/" aria-label="Read more about Panguna campaigner Theonila Matbob wins award over Rio Tinto challenge">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2021
By Rowan Quinn, RNZ health correspondent The calls for New Zealanders to get vaccinated are becoming more urgent by the day as covid-19 embeds itself in the community. Two people have now died in the latest outbreak, the number of daily cases remains in the double figures and the virus continues to spread outside Auckland. ... <a title="Effective NZ vaccination campaigns ‘must include’ Māori, Pacific leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/08/effective-nz-vaccination-campaigns-must-include-maori-pacific-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about Effective NZ vaccination campaigns ‘must include’ Māori, Pacific leaders">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Michael Plank, University of Canterbury The announcement this week that New Zealand will introduce a vaccination certificate by November is welcome news. Whether by “carrot” or “stick”, vaccination rates must keep climbing, as it is now likely case numbers will climb under alert level 3 conditions in Auckland. We’ve seen a growing number ... <a title="NZ’s covid-zero strategy may be past its use-by date, but it still has a vaccination advantage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/08/nzs-covid-zero-strategy-may-be-past-its-use-by-date-but-it-still-has-a-vaccination-advantage/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s covid-zero strategy may be past its use-by date, but it still has a vaccination advantage">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The interim president of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) has accused Indonesia of holding its 20th National Games “on the bones of my people”. “While we mourn for three years of Indonesian military operations, these games are a dance on top of our graves, on top of our ... <a title="Indonesian Games ‘held on bones of Papuans’, accuses Benny Wenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/indonesian-games-held-on-bones-of-papuans-accuses-benny-wenda/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian Games ‘held on bones of Papuans’, accuses Benny Wenda">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya Two Melanesian state leaders addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on West Papua last week. During the 76th UNGA, both Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, and Vanuatu’s Prime Minister, Bob Loughman, expressed concern about human rights issues in West Papua. While Marape devoted only 30 seconds of his ... <a title="Yamin Kogoya: West Papua’s fate hangs in ‘30 seconds’ and only God knows the outcome" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/06/yamin-kogoya-west-papuas-fate-hangs-in-30-seconds-and-only-god-knows-the-outcome/" aria-label="Read more about Yamin Kogoya: West Papua’s fate hangs in ‘30 seconds’ and only God knows the outcome">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
By Rahel Narda Chaterine in Jakarta The Papua Advocacy Team says that Indonesian police committed acts of violence and sexual harassment while breaking up a protest and arrested 17 people in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta last week. The team said that that the protest on Thursday was forcibly broken up by police ... <a title="Papua advocates slam police violence, sexual harassment at US embassy protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/papua-advocates-slam-police-violence-sexual-harassment-at-us-embassy-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Papua advocates slam police violence, sexual harassment at US embassy protest">Read more</a>
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September 27, 2021
EDITORIAL: By the Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley Fiji’s Assistant Minister for iTaukei Affairs Selai Adimaitoga said quite a lot on Friday in her end of week statement on the Media Industry Development Act 2010 in Parliament. She blamed reckless reporting by journalists as “one of the causes of violence and economic destruction over the ... <a title="The Fiji Times: The role of the media – holding power to account" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/27/the-fiji-times-the-role-of-the-media-holding-power-to-account/" aria-label="Read more about The Fiji Times: The role of the media – holding power to account">Read more</a>
