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November 2, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Ena Manuireva The unfolding in French Polynesia of the latest judiciary entanglements of pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru versus the French administration is being closely followed by members of the Tahitian community in Tahiti and in Aotearoa New Zealand. There are undeniable similarities between Temaru’s upcoming trial on November 4 in Nouméa after many ... <a title="The judgment of Tahiti’s Oscar Temaru – a neocolonial sense of déjà-vu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/02/the-judgment-of-tahitis-oscar-temaru-a-neocolonial-sense-of-deja-vu/" aria-label="Read more about The judgment of Tahiti’s Oscar Temaru – a neocolonial sense of déjà-vu">Read more</a>
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November 2, 2020
Pacfic Media Watch Newsdesk West Papuan activists and an Indonesian human rights lawyer criticised the recent military crackdown on the two Melanesian provinces of Papua and West Papua in a New Zealand-hosted webinar at the weekend. “The Indonesian government is trying to prevent an uprising like last year, when the uprising was against racism and ... <a title="People want ‘truth’ about West Papua, say activists giving crisis update" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/02/people-want-truth-about-west-papua-say-activists-giving-crisis-update/" aria-label="Read more about People want ‘truth’ about West Papua, say activists giving crisis update">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2020
By RNZ News Green Party delegates have voted to accept a deal with Labour which will give it two ministerial portfolios outside of cabinet in the New Zealand government. Consensus was blocked, so the party required 75 percent of delegates to get the deal across the line this evening. Labour offered the Green Party the ... <a title="NZ Greens accept Labour’s offer for ‘cooperation agreement’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/01/nz-greens-accept-labours-offer-for-cooperation-agreement/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Greens accept Labour’s offer for ‘cooperation agreement’">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Papua Province Humanitarian Team for Cases of Violence Against Religious Figures in Intan Jaya Regency, Haris Azhar, has announced the results of their investigation into the shooting of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani who was allegedly shot by a rogue Indonesian military (TNI) officer in Hitadipa District, Intan Jaya, on September 19, ... <a title="Independent investigators blame TNI for murder of Papuan pastor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/31/independent-investigators-blame-tni-for-murder-of-papuan-pastor/" aria-label="Read more about Independent investigators blame TNI for murder of Papuan pastor">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2020
The euthanasia referendum has passed New Zealand’s public vote, with 65.2 percent voting in favour, but the cannabis question has 53.1 percent voting “no” so far, preliminary results show. The number of voters who chose “no” in the End of Life Choice referendum reached 33.8 percent. In the cannabis question, “yes” received 46.1 percent of ... <a title="NZ referendum preliminary results – yes to euthanasia reform, no to cannabis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/31/nz-referendum-preliminary-results-yes-to-euthanasia-reform-no-to-cannabis/" aria-label="Read more about NZ referendum preliminary results – yes to euthanasia reform, no to cannabis">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2020
French Overseas Minister Sebastien Lecornu has held talks with 10 New Caledonian politicians at a retreat near Noumea to promote dialogue between rival camps, saying a new accord will emerge. The minister, who delayed yesterday’s planned departure for Paris by at least two days, convened five anti-independence and five pro-independence leaders on Lepredour island, including ... <a title="French minister Lecornu holds future talks in New Caledonia retreat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/30/french-minister-lecornu-holds-future-talks-in-new-caledonia-retreat/" aria-label="Read more about French minister Lecornu holds future talks in New Caledonia retreat">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Indonesian special forces are turning West Papua into “more of a hunting ground”, warns an exiled Papuan leader in response to the shooting of protesting university students this week. “These were live rounds.” Earlier, Benny Wenda, the London-based chair of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP), said Indonesia was ... <a title="Wenda accuses Indonesian special forces over Papua ‘hunting ground’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/29/wenda-accuses-indonesian-special-forces-over-papua-hunting-ground/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda accuses Indonesian special forces over Papua ‘hunting ground’">Read more</a>
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October 28, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The United Liberation Movement if West Papua (ULMWP) has accused the Indonesian government of imposing martial law on the Melanesian region of West Papua and brutally supressing protests in a crackdown. “Students have been shot with live rounds, tear gassed and beaten with bamboo sticks by police in Jayapura – just ... <a title="ULMWP accuses Jakarta over ‘martial law’ after police fire on students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/28/ulmwp-accuses-jakarta-over-martial-law-after-police-fire-on-students/" aria-label="Read more about ULMWP accuses Jakarta over ‘martial law’ after police fire on students">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2020
COMMENTARY: By Bryan Bruce Today is Labour Day in New Zealand – the public holiday set aside to celebrate the rights of workers and in particular the right to an eight-hour working day. The great irony is that like many New Zealanders I am working today because I’m a contractor and not an employee with ... <a title="Bryan Bruce: Labour Day … eroded by neoliberalism and selfishness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/bryan-bruce-labour-day-eroded-by-neoliberalism-and-selfishness/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Bruce: Labour Day … eroded by neoliberalism and selfishness">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2020
By Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie in Jakarta An Indonesian government-sanctioned joint fact-finding team has reported that it found indications that security forces were involved in the shooting of Papuan pastor Yeremia Zanambani after investigating a series of shootings in Intan Jaya regency, Papua. The team gave its findings to the Office of the Coordinating Political, ... <a title="Investigators find evidence of military role in shooting of Papuan pastor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/24/investigators-find-evidence-of-military-role-in-shooting-of-papuan-pastor/" aria-label="Read more about Investigators find evidence of military role in shooting of Papuan pastor">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi “No matter how we come to be in Fiji, or how long we have been here …we all part of the land. It is the land of our birth or land of our adoption, the land to which we belong” – The late archbishop Petero Mataca. When a New Zealand youth, an ... <a title="A loss of ‘Fijian’ identity – or no identity at all – in Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/a-loss-of-fijian-identity-or-no-identity-at-all-in-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about A loss of ‘Fijian’ identity – or no identity at all – in Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By William CamacaroFrom Caracas The decisive electoral victory of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) in Bolivia may be a point of inflection on the continent that advances the construction of a new South American socialist bloc. After having been removed from power by a military coup with fascist, ... <a title="Decisive Victory of MAS in Bolivia: A Blow to Anti-Indigenous and Anti-Socialist Coups in the Americas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/21/decisive-victory-of-mas-in-bolivia-a-blow-to-anti-indigenous-and-anti-socialist-coups-in-the-americas/" aria-label="Read more about Decisive Victory of MAS in Bolivia: A Blow to Anti-Indigenous and Anti-Socialist Coups in the Americas">Read more</a>
