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May 25, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk An exiled West Papuan leader has condemned Indonesian for “hypocrisy” in speaking out about Myanmar and Palestine while voting to ignore genocide and ethnic cleansing at the United Nations. The leading English-language daily newspaper, The Jakarta Post, has also criticised Jakarta’s UN vote. “We are thankful that Indonesian leaders show solidarity ... <a title="Wenda condemns Indonesia’s UN genocide vote for Papua ‘hypocrisy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/25/wenda-condemns-indonesias-un-genocide-vote-for-papua-hypocrisy/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda condemns Indonesia’s UN genocide vote for Papua ‘hypocrisy’">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
COMMENT: By Rukuwai Tīpene-Allan “Welfare dependent”, “inferior”, “savages”, “natives”… Walking through Parliament, I head to my office in the press gallery, passing gilded portraits of reporters who came before, and I recall that the people who adorn these walls were the same people who published some of the most racist rhetoric that has ever been ... <a title="Māori in the gallery: Coping with daily racism in the Beehive as a Māori journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/maori-in-the-gallery-coping-with-daily-racism-in-the-beehive-as-a-maori-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about Māori in the gallery: Coping with daily racism in the Beehive as a Māori journalist">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Activists from the Papua People’s Solidarity (Sorak) have protested against Indonesia’s policies in the Papuan region, militarism and Israel’s war on Palestine, likening it to the West Papuan struggle against colonialism. The protest against Special Autonomy (Otsus) was held in front of the Merdeka building in the West Java provincial capital ... <a title="Protest in Bandung rejects Papuan Otsus, militarism, war on Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/protest-in-bandung-rejects-papuan-otsus-militarism-war-on-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about Protest in Bandung rejects Papuan Otsus, militarism, war on Palestine">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk More than 2000 people took part in Auckland today in a demonstration for justice for Palestine and against “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing”. While speakers welcomed the ceasefire on Thursday night in the Israeli attack on Gaza after 11 days of bombardment, they lamented the lack of progress in addressing the “root ... <a title="Gallery: Free Palestine rally in Auckland rejects Israeli ‘genocide’ and ‘ethnic cleansing’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/gallery-free-palestine-rally-in-auckland-rejects-israeli-genocide-and-ethnic-cleansing/" aria-label="Read more about Gallery: Free Palestine rally in Auckland rejects Israeli ‘genocide’ and ‘ethnic cleansing’">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Pacific churches have condemned the media blackout in West Papua, military crackdown in parts of the territory and the silencing of dissenting voices. They have also criticised the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) for “allowing Indonesia into their fold”. In a statement, the Suva-based Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) said it had ... <a title="Pacific churches condemn ‘silencing’ of Papuan voices and media blackout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/24/pacific-churches-condemn-silencing-of-papuan-voices-and-media-blackout/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific churches condemn ‘silencing’ of Papuan voices and media blackout">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2021
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Palestine, West Papua and Western Sahara are places where the indigenous people are struggling for freedom and human rights. CARTOON: © Malcolm Evans By JOHN MINTO WHEN Nanaia Mahuta was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, there were hopes for a change in government thinking towards the ... <a title="Time for NZ to speak up clearly for Palestinian rights and international law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/21/time-for-nz-to-speak-up-clearly-for-palestinian-rights-and-international-law/" aria-label="Read more about Time for NZ to speak up clearly for Palestinian rights and international law">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>
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May 20, 2021
ANALYSIS: By John Minto When Nanaia Mahuta was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, there were hopes for a change in government thinking towards the struggles of indigenous people. The minister said she hoped to bring her experience and cultural identity as an indigenous woman to her role on international issues. Palestine, West Papua and Western ... <a title="John Minto: Time for NZ to speak up clearly for Palestinian rights and international law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/john-minto-time-for-nz-to-speak-up-clearly-for-palestinian-rights-and-international-law/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: Time for NZ to speak up clearly for Palestinian rights and international law">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
COMMENT: By Scott Waide in Lae Papua New Guinea’s Communications Minister, Timothy Masiu, recently told a news conference to mark World Press Freedom Day that the state of journalism and broadcasting in the country has seen a general decline. He was critical of the quality and the content of the media in general. The former ... <a title="Scott Waide: We must invest in our journalism schools to help shape our future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/scott-waide-we-must-invest-in-our-journalism-schools-to-help-shape-our-future/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Waide: We must invest in our journalism schools to help shape our future">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Patricio Zamorano From Washington DC What happened in Chile this past weekend seems to be one of those historic events that cannot but follow its inexorable course. It is like an enormous, powerful tsunami wave whose size cannot be appreciated on the high seas, until it comes ... <a title="Chile is Reborn by a (Political) Earthquake that Emerged from the Streets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/20/chile-is-reborn-by-a-political-earthquake-that-emerged-from-the-streets/" aria-label="Read more about Chile is Reborn by a (Political) Earthquake that Emerged from the Streets">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A Green Party motion asking New Zealand MPs to recognise Palestine as a state has failed in the House, with opposition National and ACT MPs objecting to the effort. Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman, who arrived in New Zealand at an early age with her family as an Iranian-born refugee, today ... <a title="Green Party’s bid for NZ declaration of Palestine as a state fails" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/green-partys-bid-for-nz-declaration-of-palestine-as-a-state-fails/" aria-label="Read more about Green Party’s bid for NZ declaration of Palestine as a state fails">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2021
By Barney Orere in Port Moresby The five reserved seats for women being put forward by Papua New Guinea’s special parliamentary committee on gender-based violence has been rejected by women and a petition is on its way to demand different proposal. The women will petition the parliamentary committee to voice their disapproval about the five ... <a title="PNG women reject 5-seat gender plan as a ‘farce’, propose new scheme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/png-women-reject-5-seat-gender-plan-as-a-farce-propose-new-scheme/" aria-label="Read more about PNG women reject 5-seat gender plan as a ‘farce’, propose new scheme">Read more</a>
