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June 24, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Doused in black warpaint, draped in ammunition and clutching guns almost as big as some of them, the boys stare with hardened gazes into the camera. The photo, taken somewhere in Papua’s remote hills, is like countless others released by the West Papua Liberation Army, a rebel group waging war on the ... <a title="West Papua child soldiers in ‘cycle of violence’ with Indonesia military" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/24/west-papua-child-soldiers-in-cycle-of-violence-with-indonesia-military/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua child soldiers in ‘cycle of violence’ with Indonesia military">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2019
COMMENTARY: By Rosa Koian We all want change and we want that change to happen quickly. Many of us feel deprived of certain opportunities and privileges and therefore miss or forget that we are rich already. As a country we didn’t have to struggle to become an independent democratic nation. READ MORE: Scott Waide’s message ... <a title="Rosa Koian: PNG is rich already, we just need to care more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/rosa-koian-png-is-rich-already-we-just-need-to-care-more/" aria-label="Read more about Rosa Koian: PNG is rich already, we just need to care more">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2019
By Evan Wasuka on ABC Pacific Beat It may be more than a month since Indonesians went to the polls, but the country is still being shaken by violence related to the election, including in the Papua region. At least six people died in clashes in the capital Jakarta, during protests against the election outcome ... <a title="Papuan activists dispute Indonesia’s poll numbers, claim boycott success" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/05/papuan-activists-dispute-indonesias-poll-numbers-claim-boycott-success/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan activists dispute Indonesia’s poll numbers, claim boycott success">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2019
By RNZ Pacific The former president of New Caledonia’s Congress, Gael Yanno, says he is worried a mainly pro-independence government will be elected next week. Yanno made the comment on local television after he officially handed over the reins of Congress to the pro-independence politician Roch Wamytan who was elected Congress president last week. Wamytan ... <a title="New Caledonia anti-independence parties fear losing control of Congress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/05/new-caledonia-anti-independence-parties-fear-losing-control-of-congress/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia anti-independence parties fear losing control of Congress">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2019
COMMENTARY: By Scott Waide in Lae As the new Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, you have your work cut out for you. You have to try to get a lot of it done within two years before the 2022 elections. That’s a big job. Do what is right by the people. Listen to their ... <a title="Scott Waide: My message to PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/01/scott-waide-my-message-to-pngs-prime-minister-james-marape/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Waide: My message to PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2019
COMMENTARY: By Tarcisius Kabutaulaka Since the late 1980s, the logging industry has dominated the Solomon Islands economy. For nearly three decades, it has accounted for about 50 percent of the country’s foreign exchange revenue. In 2018, round logs account for 70 percent of Solomon Islands total exports. Eighty percent of that is exported to China. ... <a title="Tarcisius Kabutaulaka: Logging bonanza hasn’t helped Solomon Islands landowners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/30/tarcisius-kabutaulaka-logging-bonanza-hasnt-helped-solomon-islands-landowners/" aria-label="Read more about Tarcisius Kabutaulaka: Logging bonanza hasn’t helped Solomon Islands landowners">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2019
By RNZ Pacific The Papua New Guinea government is planning to acquire more custom land and allow foreign companies to exploit it, claim two international NGOs. Large swathes of land are already alleged to be illegally under the control of foreign loggers and miners. A recent land summit has been dubbed a further land grab ... <a title="NGOs accuse PNG government of foreign logging land grab" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/28/ngos-accuse-png-government-of-foreign-logging-land-grab/" aria-label="Read more about NGOs accuse PNG government of foreign logging land grab">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2019
By Kristen Lyons of the University of Queensland Climate change threatens Australia in many different ways, and can devastate rural and urban communities alike. For Torres Strait Islanders, it is a crisis that is washing away their homes, infrastructure and even cemeteries. The failure to take action on this crisis has led a group of ... <a title="Torres Strait Islanders in UN challenge over Australian climate ‘rights abuses’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/27/torres-strait-islanders-in-un-challenge-over-australian-climate-rights-abuses/" aria-label="Read more about Torres Strait Islanders in UN challenge over Australian climate ‘rights abuses’">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2019
Vanuatu-based journalist Ben Bohane raises West Papuan questions with UN Secretary-General António Guterres during his visit to Vanuatu. Video: Ben Bohane/Ginny Stein By Dan McGarry in Port Vila During his visit to Port Vila last weekend, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres was confronted with questions about West Papua – but he waffled in his responses. ... <a title="UN chief waffles over West Papuan human rights violations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/23/un-chief-waffles-over-west-papuan-human-rights-violations/" aria-label="Read more about UN chief waffles over West Papuan human rights violations">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A Vanuatu Daily Post newspaper reader has protested over Facebook addiction, describing it as ruining the lives of teenagers and youth who spend most of their time on smartphones. The reader says that Facebook and other social media are undermining the constitution and its preamble that calls for the cherishing of ... <a title="Dear editor, why smartphones are ruining our nakamal storytelling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/18/dear-editor-why-smartphones-are-ruining-our-nakamal-storytelling/" aria-label="Read more about Dear editor, why smartphones are ruining our nakamal storytelling">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2019
By RNZ Pacific The UN Secretary General António Guterres has praised Fiji as a strong committed partner in peacekeeping and for taking a leading role in the battle against climate change. Guterres was speaking after formal talks with Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today. Guterres said it needec to be recognised the battle was not ... <a title="Guterres praises Fiji over leadership in global battle against climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/16/guterres-praises-fiji-over-leadership-in-global-battle-against-climate-change/" aria-label="Read more about Guterres praises Fiji over leadership in global battle against climate change">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Two West Papuans accused of “rebellion” have been sentenced to more than a year in an Indonesian prison. Yakonias Womsiwor and Erichzon Mandobar were detained in September when authorities raided the office of a Papuan independence group. According to their lawyer, Veronica Koman, a judge in the Timika district court sentenced Womsiwor ... <a title="Accused West Papuan independence activists jailed for ‘rebellion’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/accused-west-papuan-independence-activists-jailed-for-rebellion/" aria-label="Read more about Accused West Papuan independence activists jailed for ‘rebellion’">Read more</a>
