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June 21, 2020
By Dewi Nurita in Jakarta The Indonesian government has submitted an appeal against the Jakarta Administrative District Court’s (PTUN) decision that found President Joko Widodo and the Communication and Information Minister guilty of imposing an internet blackout in the Papua and West Papua provinces last August. “On June 12, 2020, Defendant I filed an appeal ... <a title="Jakarta files appeal against court’s ruling on Papua internet blackout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/21/jakarta-files-appeal-against-courts-ruling-on-papua-internet-blackout/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta files appeal against court’s ruling on Papua internet blackout">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2020
Pacific Media Watch The Fiji authorities must respect the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly for university staff and students and immediately cease intimidation tactics, say international human rights groups Amnesty International and Civicus. About 200 university staff and students held peaceful protests from 8 June 2020 to show support for the vice-chancellor ... <a title="Stop harassing USP protesters, global human rights groups tell Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/20/stop-harassing-usp-protesters-global-human-rights-groups-tell-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Stop harassing USP protesters, global human rights groups tell Fiji">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Rafael R. IorisFrom Denver, Colorado Confirming what scientists had been saying for the last several years, a new global pandemic has brought the entire world to a halt in the last three months. The rapid spreading of a new form of Coronavirus, called COVID-19, stalled global commercial ... <a title="COVID-19 in Latin America: Growing Challenges in the World’s Most Unequal Region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/20/covid-19-in-latin-america-growing-challenges-in-the-worlds-most-unequal-region/" aria-label="Read more about COVID-19 in Latin America: Growing Challenges in the World’s Most Unequal Region">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Roger D. HarrisFrom Corte Madera, California The police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th was the spark that ignited the tinder of accrued injustice throughout the US and globally. This injustice has deep antecedents in the US and indeed in much of what is ... <a title="“Black Lives Matter” is International: Where there is oppression, there will be resistance " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/19/black-lives-matter-is-international-where-there-is-oppression-there-will-be-resistance/" aria-label="Read more about “Black Lives Matter” is International: Where there is oppression, there will be resistance ">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch In an innovative new development Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) will partner with the Pacific Media Centre on a “climate and covid” project to help improve and enhance the quality of environmental and reporting in the Pacific region. In a move that could signal future partnerships ... <a title="EJN teams up with PMC’s Pacific Media Watch on new climate project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/ejn-teams-up-with-pmcs-pacific-media-watch-on-new-climate-project/" aria-label="Read more about EJN teams up with PMC’s Pacific Media Watch on new climate project">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
By Nasik Swami in Suva The Fiji police “thuggish-like” tactics against the University of the South Pacific staff members and students is disrupting education of students and the work of its staff, says National Federation Party president Pio Tikoduadua. Tikoduadua said the questioning of the USP chief librarian, Dr Elizabeth Reade-Fong by police on Tuesday ... <a title="‘Thuggish-like’ police tactics disrupting USP education, says opposition NFP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/thuggish-like-police-tactics-disrupting-usp-education-says-opposition-nfp/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Thuggish-like’ police tactics disrupting USP education, says opposition NFP">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2020
By Budi Sutrisno in Jakarta A court in East Kalimantan found seven Papuans guilty of treason in separate trials today for their involvement in antiracism protests in Jayapura, Papua, in 2019, despite calls from human rights defenders for authorities to drop all charges against them. The Balikpapan District Court sentenced Buchtar Tabuni, an executive of pro-Papuan ... <a title="Seven Papuan protesters jailed for treason amid drop charges call" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/18/seven-papuan-protesters-jailed-for-treason-amid-drop-charges-call/" aria-label="Read more about Seven Papuan protesters jailed for treason amid drop charges call">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
By RNZ News An independent review should be held of all the country’s airports and ports to ensure correct protocols are being followed when people are released from managed isolation, a prominent epidemiologist says. Otago University public health physician Professor Sir David Skegg was commenting on the case of two women who had travelled from ... <a title="‘Raise our game’ on NZ border safety says expert after covid test shock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/raise-our-game-on-nz-border-safety-says-expert-after-covid-test-shock/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Raise our game’ on NZ border safety says expert after covid test shock">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
By Wansolwara staff Critics have condemned Fiji police harassment and intimidation for summoning two staff members at the University of the South Pacific’s Laucala campus to the Fiji police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Suva yesterday for questioning. According to FBC News, police have launched an investigation into the public gathering of USP staff and ... <a title="Critics accuse Fiji police of harassing USP staff in ‘solidarity’ probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/critics-accuse-fiji-police-of-harassing-usp-staff-in-solidarity-probe/" aria-label="Read more about Critics accuse Fiji police of harassing USP staff in ‘solidarity’ probe">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the up to six years in jail sentence that Philippine journalist Maria Ressa faces on a criminal libel charge in a “shocking judicial masquerade” in Manila yesterday. It called on the country’s justice system to recover a “semblance of credibility” by overturning her conviction on appeal, ... <a title="RSF brands Maria Ressa’s conviction as ‘masquerade’ amid global criticism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/17/rsf-brands-maria-ressas-conviction-as-masquerade-amid-global-criticism/" aria-label="Read more about RSF brands Maria Ressa’s conviction as ‘masquerade’ amid global criticism">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2020
By RNZ News Two new cases of covid-19 in New Zealand were women aged in their 30s and 40s who visited a dying parent in Wellington under compassionate grounds, says Dr Ashley Bloomfield says. In a statement released today, the Ministry of Health said the two new cases were related to the border as a ... <a title="Two new covid-19 cases in NZ visited dying parent, says Bloomfield" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/16/two-new-covid-19-cases-in-nz-visited-dying-parent-says-bloomfield/" aria-label="Read more about Two new covid-19 cases in NZ visited dying parent, says Bloomfield">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage In the context of police brutality in the US, which has many similar dynamics around the world, stories like that of Alejandro Treuquil in Chile call our attention. His assassination is still under investigation, but declarations by his family verify that the Mapuche leader was regularly harassed and ... <a title="The Death of Alejandro Treuquil and the disregard for Mapuche lives in Chile" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/16/the-death-of-alejandro-treuquil-and-the-disregard-for-mapuche-lives-in-chile/" aria-label="Read more about The Death of Alejandro Treuquil and the disregard for Mapuche lives in Chile">Read more</a>
