Archive

Indigenous

CoveragePost

People want ‘truth’ about West Papua, say activists giving crisis update

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>

CoveragePost

Challenging covid-19 – two critics of PNG’s K10m drug development plan

November 1, 2020

The Niugini Biomed Ltd papers … seeking to “leap frog” over all the other things Papua New Guinea needs and do drug research. Image: Scott Waide blog We cannot even get National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority (NAQIA) accredited laboratories up and running around Papua New Guinea for various lab testing our requirements. These labs ... <a title="Challenging covid-19 – two critics of PNG’s K10m drug development plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/01/challenging-covid-19-two-critics-of-pngs-k10m-drug-development-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Challenging covid-19 – two critics of PNG’s K10m drug development plan">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Independent investigators blame TNI for murder of Papuan pastor

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>

CoveragePost

French minister Lecornu holds future talks in New Caledonia retreat

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>

CoveragePost

Wenda accuses Indonesian special forces over Papua ‘hunting ground’

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>

CoveragePost

ULMWP accuses Jakarta over ‘martial law’ after police fire on students

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>

CoveragePost

Investigators find evidence of military role in shooting of Papuan pastor

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>

CoveragePost

A loss of ‘Fijian’ identity – or no identity at all – in Aotearoa

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>

CoveragePost

Jacinda Ardern and Labour returned in NZ landslide — 5 experts analyse result

October 18, 2020

ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University; Bronwyn Hayward, University of Canterbury; Jack Vowles, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Jennifer Curtin, and Lindsey Te Ata o Tu MacDonald, University of Canterbury The pre-election polls suggested it might happen. But the fact that Labour and Jacinda Ardern have provisionally won an outright majority and ... <a title="Jacinda Ardern and Labour returned in NZ landslide — 5 experts analyse result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/18/jacinda-ardern-and-labour-returned-in-nz-landslide-5-experts-analyse-result/" aria-label="Read more about Jacinda Ardern and Labour returned in NZ landslide — 5 experts analyse result">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

AJF condemns impunity over Balibo Five murders in Timor, other killings

October 16, 2020

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Today, October 16, marks the 45th anniversary of the Balibo Five – the five Australian-based Australian, British and New Zealand – journalists murdered in East Timor in 1975. Their case remains unsolved. Roger East, a former ABC journalist, was later murdered when in Timor-Leste investigating the earlier killings and running a ... <a title="AJF condemns impunity over Balibo Five murders in Timor, other killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/16/ajf-condemns-impunity-over-balibo-five-murders-in-timor-other-killings/" aria-label="Read more about AJF condemns impunity over Balibo Five murders in Timor, other killings">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

Graham Davis: It’s our flag, not theirs – defend it, Fiji

October 13, 2020

ANALYSIS: By Graham Davis As the national flag – Fiji’s “noble banner blue” – flew over the celebrations at the weekend marking the 50th anniversary of Independence, it’s worth remembering just how close Voreqe Bainimarama and Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum came five years ago to getting rid of it altogether. The display photo is of one of ... <a title="Graham Davis: It’s our flag, not theirs – defend it, Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/13/graham-davis-its-our-flag-not-theirs-defend-it-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Graham Davis: It’s our flag, not theirs – defend it, Fiji">Read more</a>

CoveragePost

How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

October 12, 2020

SPECIAL REPORT: By Sri Krishnamurthi of Pacific Media Watch In this new covid-19 world, environmental and climate crisis defenders are developing new ways to cope and operate under the pandemic constraints. Groups as diverse as the local branch of the global environmental campaigner Greenpeace Pacific, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), the Green Party in ... <a title="How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/how-pacific-environmental-defenders-are-coping-with-the-covid-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic">Read more</a>