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Global media decry Indonesia’s arrest of environmental journalist

January 24, 2020

A Mongabay video message to supporters of the US journalist Philip Jacobson arrested in Indonesia. By Michael Andrew in Jakarta International journalists and agencies have condemned the arrest of American environmental journalist Philip Jacobson, who has been detained in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, for allegedly misusing his residency permit. The reporter and editor of Mongabay, a ... <a title="Global media decry Indonesia’s arrest of environmental journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/24/global-media-decry-indonesias-arrest-of-environmental-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about Global media decry Indonesia’s arrest of environmental journalist">Read more</a>

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Lowering of Kīngitanga flag at Ihumātao ‘appropriate’, says SOUL

January 23, 2020

By RNZ News Protesters at Ihumātao remain hopeful a resolution to the lengthy dispute will be announced before Waitangi Day. Kiingi Tūheitia arrived at Ihumātao yesterday for a ceremony lowering and returning his flag, which was raised last August as a symbol of peace and unity, and which he said at the time would only ... <a title="Lowering of Kīngitanga flag at Ihumātao ‘appropriate’, says SOUL" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/23/lowering-of-kingitanga-flag-at-ihumatao-appropriate-says-soul/" aria-label="Read more about Lowering of Kīngitanga flag at Ihumātao ‘appropriate’, says SOUL">Read more</a>

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Indonesia ‘arrests’ Mongabay editor – one month after first detaining him

January 22, 2020

Pacific Media Watch Philip Jacobson, an award-winning editor for the non-profit environmental science news outlet Mongabay, has been arrested for an alleged visa violation in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, after being put under city arrest for a month. Jacobson, 30, was first detained on 17 December 2019 after attending a hearing between the Central Kalimantan parliament ... <a title="Indonesia ‘arrests’ Mongabay editor – one month after first detaining him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/22/indonesia-arrests-mongabay-editor-one-month-after-first-detaining-him/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia ‘arrests’ Mongabay editor – one month after first detaining him">Read more</a>

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Fiji school workbook condemned for promoting ‘harmful’ gender roles

January 22, 2020

By Koro Vaka’uta of RNZ Pacific A school workbook containing “harmful” messages is being circulated in Fiji’s schools, says a local activist. Roshika Deo said her attention was drawn to the Year 8 Healthy Living Pupil’s Workbook when she was helping prepare her niece for the school year. Deo said she was shocked at the ... <a title="Fiji school workbook condemned for promoting ‘harmful’ gender roles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/22/fiji-school-workbook-condemned-for-promoting-harmful-gender-roles/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji school workbook condemned for promoting ‘harmful’ gender roles">Read more</a>

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West Papua: Sad plight of the Nduga internally displaced children

January 21, 2020

SPECIAL REPORT: By Arnold Belau, Ligia Giay, Febriana Firdaus and Belinda Lopez of Voice of Papua Everything about what happened in the Papuan provincial regency of Nduga just over a year ago is still a blur and closed off. It remains an elephant in the room, just like another mass killing case in West Papua ... <a title="West Papua: Sad plight of the Nduga internally displaced children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/21/west-papua-sad-plight-of-the-nduga-internally-displaced-children/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua: Sad plight of the Nduga internally displaced children">Read more</a>

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Hidden women of history: Australian undercover journalist in hospitals

January 21, 2020

By Kerrie Davies and Willa McDonald in Sydney In 1886, a year before American journalist Nellie Bly feigned insanity to enter an asylum in New York and became a household name, Catherine Hay Thomson arrived at the entrance of Kew Asylum in Melbourne on “a hot grey morning with a lowering sky”. Hay Thomson’s two-part ... <a title="Hidden women of history: Australian undercover journalist in hospitals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/21/hidden-women-of-history-australian-undercover-journalist-in-hospitals/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden women of history: Australian undercover journalist in hospitals">Read more</a>

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Textbooks should highlight Marcos dictatorship atrocities, says Robredo

January 21, 2020

By Llanesca T. Panti in Manila Textbooks should be changed to underscore the atrocities committed by the Philippines martial law regime of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, rather than make light of these violations and rehabilitate the Marcos’ reputation as proposed by former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., says Vice-President Leni Robredo.advertisement “Medyo nakakatawa kasi [na] ... <a title="Textbooks should highlight Marcos dictatorship atrocities, says Robredo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/21/textbooks-should-highlight-marcos-dictatorship-atrocities-says-robredo/" aria-label="Read more about Textbooks should highlight Marcos dictatorship atrocities, says Robredo">Read more</a>

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Media academic warns shutting key TV channel would be step to ‘dictatorship’

January 18, 2020

By Camille Abiel H. Torres, Charm Ryanne C. Magpali, Laurd Menhard Salen of The Varsitarian in Manila A New Zealand media academic and freedom advocate has warned that shutting down the Philippines’ largest and most popular media network would be a move toward dictatorship. Professor David Robie, director of the New Zealand-based Pacific Media Centre ... <a title="Media academic warns shutting key TV channel would be step to ‘dictatorship’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/18/media-academic-warns-shutting-key-tv-channel-would-be-step-to-dictatorship/" aria-label="Read more about Media academic warns shutting key TV channel would be step to ‘dictatorship’">Read more</a>

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Ampatuan massacre justice aftermath with more fear of warlords, corruption

January 16, 2020

The Rappler video feed on the Ampatuan convictions last month. For decades, the feared Ampatuan clan held sway in the impoverished province of Maguindanao in Mindanao in the southern Philippines. Through a ruthless private army and a reported “propensity for beheadings”, the clan cultivated a culture of impunity. Now, however, reports David Robie, a courageous ... <a title="Ampatuan massacre justice aftermath with more fear of warlords, corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/16/ampatuan-massacre-justice-aftermath-with-more-fear-of-warlords-corruption/" aria-label="Read more about Ampatuan massacre justice aftermath with more fear of warlords, corruption">Read more</a>

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Families Fleeing from Guatemala: A Case of Corporate and State Aggression

December 24, 2019

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Marc Pilisuk, Jennifer Rountree and Rebecca FerencikFrom Berkeley, CA and Portland, OR In its attempt to stem a spike in the number of Latin American men, women, and children traveling to the U.S., an unprecedented number of them seeking asylum, the Trump administration has pushed Guatemala and other ... <a title="Families Fleeing from Guatemala: A Case of Corporate and State Aggression" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/24/families-fleeing-from-guatemala-a-case-of-corporate-and-state-aggression/" aria-label="Read more about Families Fleeing from Guatemala: A Case of Corporate and State Aggression">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the Government doing enough to address poverty?

December 19, 2019

The Minister of Finance visited his local soup kitchen one night last month, and tweeted “Good to catch up with folk I worked with/helped over the years+remember how important it is to give every helping hand we can”. But are Grant Robertson and his colleagues giving enough of a helping hand to those in poverty? ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the Government doing enough to address poverty?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/19/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-the-government-doing-enough-to-address-poverty/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the Government doing enough to address poverty?">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How rotten is New Zealand?

December 17, 2019

How rotten is New Zealand, given the state of poverty at the end of 2019? And why do politicians and the public allow it? These are the questions that might be asked in the lead up to Christmas this year, given the wealth of information we have on disadvantage and suffering at the moment. Auckland ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How rotten is New Zealand?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/12/17/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-how-rotten-is-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How rotten is New Zealand?">Read more</a>