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Motarilavoa Hilda Lini – strong, passionate fighter for decolonisation, nuclear-free Pacific

May 27, 2025

By Stanley Simpson in Suva I am saddened by the death of one of the most inspirational Pacific women and leaders I have worked with — Motarilavoa Hilda Lini of Vanuatu. She was one of the strongest, most committed passionate fighter I know for self-determination, decolonisation, independence, indigenous rights, customary systems and a nuclear-free Pacific. ... <a title="Motarilavoa Hilda Lini – strong, passionate fighter for decolonisation, nuclear-free Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/27/motarilavoa-hilda-lini-strong-passionate-fighter-for-decolonisation-nuclear-free-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Motarilavoa Hilda Lini – strong, passionate fighter for decolonisation, nuclear-free Pacific">Read more</a>

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Learn from Timor-Leste ‘freedom’, says former PNG media council head

February 18, 2023

The National in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s new media draft policy would put a stop to reporting news not regarded as “positive” for the country’s image, says former PNG Media Council director Bob Howarth. Howarth, who was director from 2001-2005, said that the national government needed to seriously look at the way the media ... <a title="Learn from Timor-Leste ‘freedom’, says former PNG media council head" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/18/learn-from-timor-leste-freedom-says-former-png-media-council-head/" aria-label="Read more about Learn from Timor-Leste ‘freedom’, says former PNG media council head">Read more</a>

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Ramos-Horta challenges Pacific’s biggest threat to media freedom – China’s gatekeepers

June 5, 2022

COMMENTARY: By David Robie Timor-Leste, the youngest independent nation and the most fledgling press in the Asia-Pacific, has finally shown how it’s done — with a big lesson for Pacific island neighbours. Tackle the Chinese media gatekeepers and creeping authoritarianism threatening journalism in the region at the top. In Dili on the final day of ... <a title="Ramos-Horta challenges Pacific’s biggest threat to media freedom – China’s gatekeepers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/05/ramos-horta-challenges-pacifics-biggest-threat-to-media-freedom-chinas-gatekeepers/" aria-label="Read more about Ramos-Horta challenges Pacific’s biggest threat to media freedom – China’s gatekeepers">Read more</a>

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José Ramos-Horta declares victory in Timor-Leste presidential election

April 23, 2022

RNZ News Independence leader and Nobel laureate José Ramos-Horta has declared victory in Timor-Leste’s presidential election, saying he had secured “overwhelming” support and would now work to foster dialogue and unity. Data from the country’s election administration body (STAE) with all votes counted showed Ramos-Horta secured a decisive 62 percent win in Tuesday’s ballot, well ... <a title="José Ramos-Horta declares victory in Timor-Leste presidential election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/23/jose-ramos-horta-declares-victory-in-timor-leste-presidential-election/" aria-label="Read more about José Ramos-Horta declares victory in Timor-Leste presidential election">Read more</a>

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Timor-Leste turns 20: Colonial past feeds problems of neocolonial present

August 30, 2019

ANALYSIS: By Ivo Mateus Goncalves in Canberra Today, the people of Timor-Leste will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the popular consultation, through which the nation restored the independence it had prematurely declared in 1975. An election was held, a new president elected, new legislative members put in place and a new government sworn in as ... <a title="Timor-Leste turns 20: Colonial past feeds problems of neocolonial present" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/timor-leste-turns-20-colonial-past-feeds-problems-of-neocolonial-present/" aria-label="Read more about Timor-Leste turns 20: Colonial past feeds problems of neocolonial present">Read more</a>