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175 Years of Border Invasions: The Anniversary of the U.S. War on Mexico and the Roots of Northward Migration

April 23, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By David VineFrom Washington DC Amid renewed fear mongering about an “invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border, this week’s 175th anniversary of the 1846–1848 war the U.S. government instigated with Mexico is a reminder that throughout U.S. history, invasions have gone almost exclusively from north to south, not vice ... <a title="175 Years of Border Invasions: The Anniversary of the U.S. War on Mexico and the Roots of Northward Migration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/175-years-of-border-invasions-the-anniversary-of-the-u-s-war-on-mexico-and-the-roots-of-northward-migration/" aria-label="Read more about 175 Years of Border Invasions: The Anniversary of the U.S. War on Mexico and the Roots of Northward Migration">Read more</a>

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‘Gagged’ West Papuan envoy to raise self-determination issue again at UN

April 23, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A West Papuan envoy who was gagged while addressing the United Nations Permanent  Forum on Indigenous Issues two years ago is due to speak again today. For six years, John Anari, leader of the West Papua Liberation Organisation (WPLO) and an “ambassador” of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), ... <a title="‘Gagged’ West Papuan envoy to raise self-determination issue again at UN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/gagged-west-papuan-envoy-to-raise-self-determination-issue-again-at-un/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Gagged’ West Papuan envoy to raise self-determination issue again at UN">Read more</a>

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West Papua action group raises human rights issues with Taieri MP

April 19, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The local West Papua action group in Dunedin has met Taieri MP Ingrid Leary and raised human rights and militarisation issues that members believe the New Zealand government should be pursuing with Indonesia. Leary has a strong track record on Pacific human rights issues having worked in Fiji as a television ... <a title="West Papua action group raises human rights issues with Taieri MP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/19/west-papua-action-group-raises-human-rights-issues-with-taieri-mp/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua action group raises human rights issues with Taieri MP">Read more</a>

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Ramsey Clark: An Essential Voice of Dissidence from the Center of U.S. Power

April 15, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By William Camacaro New York “There will be some who will remember Ramsey Clark as an outsider. There are many more who remember him as a friend of justice, the oppressed, the exploited, and the rule of law. Perhaps he himself would like to be remembered merely as ... <a title="Ramsey Clark: An Essential Voice of Dissidence from the Center of U.S. Power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/15/ramsey-clark-an-essential-voice-of-dissidence-from-the-center-of-u-s-power/" aria-label="Read more about Ramsey Clark: An Essential Voice of Dissidence from the Center of U.S. Power">Read more</a>

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COVID-19 highlights the need for Policing Reforms for Domestic Violence Cases in Guatemala

April 13, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Laura Iesue From Miami, Florida On March 29, 2020, Guatemala’s President Giammattei implemented an eight-day, country-wide curfew to stop the spread of COVID-19.[1] Ultimately, this lockdown would continue until October 1, 2020, as the virus continued to travel across communities.[2] While the viral spread continued to hold the ... <a title="COVID-19 highlights the need for Policing Reforms for Domestic Violence Cases in Guatemala" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/13/covid-19-highlights-the-need-for-policing-reforms-for-domestic-violence-cases-in-guatemala/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 highlights the need for Policing Reforms for Domestic Violence Cases in Guatemala">Read more</a>

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Designating OPM as terrorists will ‘increase tension, rights abuses’

April 2, 2021

By Arjuna Pademme in Jayapura The Indonesian government appears to be at a loss about how to quell the struggle of the Free Papua Organisation (OPM) with its plan to designate Papuan independence organisations as “terrorist” groups. Democracy Alliance for Papua (ADP) director Latifah Anum Siregar says that the Counter Terrorism Agency (BNPT) should rethink ... <a title="Designating OPM as terrorists will ‘increase tension, rights abuses’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/designating-opm-as-terrorists-will-increase-tension-rights-abuses/" aria-label="Read more about Designating OPM as terrorists will ‘increase tension, rights abuses’">Read more</a>

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Myanmar: The student voice as frontliners tackle the junta

April 1, 2021

SPECIAL REPORT: By Graeme Acton As the military junta in Myanmar continues its brutal attempt to subdue nationwide protests following February’s coup, New Zealand-based Myanmar students are keeping in contact with family and colleagues back home. It is a scary period, with internet services cut for many hours every day, and people disappearing from their ... <a title="Myanmar: The student voice as frontliners tackle the junta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/myanmar-the-student-voice-as-frontliners-tackle-the-junta/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar: The student voice as frontliners tackle the junta">Read more</a>

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Ena Manuireva: AUT can – and should – do better

April 1, 2021

COMMENTARY: A postgraduate researcher view by Ena Manuireva Year 2020 was the annus horribilis worldwide due to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Recently the Fiji government expelled University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia after his claims in 2020 of financial mismanagement of the university by the former administration, close to the government. It ... <a title="Ena Manuireva: AUT can – and should – do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/ena-manuireva-aut-can-and-should-do-better/" aria-label="Read more about Ena Manuireva: AUT can – and should – do better">Read more</a>

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Indonesian racism against indigenous Papuans ‘flourishing’, say protesters

April 1, 2021

By Reiner Brabar in Sorong, West Papua Scores of activists from the Papua People’s Solidarity Against Racism (SPMR) have held a free speech forum in front of the Elin traffic light intersection in Sorong city, West Papua, province. The action was held to oppose racism against indigenous Papuans which is “flourishing and rooted” in the ... <a title="Indonesian racism against indigenous Papuans ‘flourishing’, say protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/indonesian-racism-against-indigenous-papuans-flourishing-say-protesters/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian racism against indigenous Papuans ‘flourishing’, say protesters">Read more</a>

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West Sepik administration fumes over handling of Papua border crossers

April 1, 2021

By Jeffrey Elapa in Vanimo, PNG The West Sepik administration is not happy with the way illegal border crossers are being handled by the Indonesian and Papua New Guinean consular officials in Jayapura amid the worsening covid pandemic crisis. Administrator Conrad Tilau said the provincial administration had now withdrawn its support and involvement in anything ... <a title="West Sepik administration fumes over handling of Papua border crossers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/01/west-sepik-administration-fumes-over-handling-of-papua-border-crossers/" aria-label="Read more about West Sepik administration fumes over handling of Papua border crossers">Read more</a>

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Dominican Wall of Anti-Haitianism Keeps Neocolonial Inequity Alive

March 30, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Danny Shaw From New York Like Palestinians in Israel and Latino, Asian and Muslim immigrants in the U.S., Haitians in the Dominican Republic are demeaned, harassed, and victimized in both extraordinary and mundane ways. Pushed out of their homeland by centuries of neo-colonialism and exploitation, officially 751,080 ... <a title="Dominican Wall of Anti-Haitianism Keeps Neocolonial Inequity Alive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/30/dominican-wall-of-anti-haitianism-keeps-neocolonial-inequity-alive/" aria-label="Read more about Dominican Wall of Anti-Haitianism Keeps Neocolonial Inequity Alive">Read more</a>

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Papuan student accomplishes first commercial pilot licence in NZ

March 30, 2021

By Laurens Ikinia in Auckland Nickson Stevi Yikwa had a dream. As a Papuan student, he wanted to gain a commercial pilot’s licence in New Zealand so that he could go back home to help his fellow indigenous Papuans at remote highlands villages. His dream was shared by Papuan provincial Governor Lukas Enembe and his ... <a title="Papuan student accomplishes first commercial pilot licence in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/30/papuan-student-accomplishes-first-commercial-pilot-licence-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan student accomplishes first commercial pilot licence in NZ">Read more</a>