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February 23, 2022
RNZ Pacific West Papuan human rights defender Victor Yeimo has been formally indicted on charges of “treason” by Indonesian authorities at the Jayapura District Court. The authorities have been trying to get Yeimo, who is the leader of the pro-independence West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in court since May last year. In the indictment he ... <a title="West Papuan leader Victor Yeimo indicted on ‘treason’ charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/west-papuan-leader-victor-yeimo-indicted-on-treason-charges/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan leader Victor Yeimo indicted on ‘treason’ charges">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O’Sullivan, Charles Sturt University The early morning action on Monday to cordon off the occupation of Parliament grounds and prevent it growing might go some way to restoring public confidence in the police, which has appeared to be eroding since the protests began a fortnight ago. So far, police have pursued a ... <a title="The NZ Parliament protest is testing police independence and public tolerance – are there lessons from Canada’s crackdown?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/the-nz-parliament-protest-is-testing-police-independence-and-public-tolerance-are-there-lessons-from-canadas-crackdown/" aria-label="Read more about The NZ Parliament protest is testing police independence and public tolerance – are there lessons from Canada’s crackdown?">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya in Brisbane Google images of a country or region can offer a wealth of information about the people and cultures that live there. Some images accurately portray reality while others present camouflage, attempting to deceive or twist our perception. From a marketing standpoint, it’s all about selling the national identity, brands ... <a title="How Google moulds public opinion on West Papua, disrupts education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/how-google-moulds-public-opinion-on-west-papua-disrupts-education/" aria-label="Read more about How Google moulds public opinion on West Papua, disrupts education">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
COMMENTARY: By John Minto in Christchurch On December 30, New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade published a tweet condemning the forced closure of two Russian human rights groups, International Memorial and the Memorial Human Rights Centre. The groups were shut down by the Russian Supreme Court which was enforcing strict laws relating to ... <a title="John Minto: The hypocrisy of NZ’s silence in calling out Israeli, Indonesian rights violations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/john-minto-the-hypocrisy-of-nzs-silence-in-calling-out-israeli-indonesian-rights-violations/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: The hypocrisy of NZ’s silence in calling out Israeli, Indonesian rights violations">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
OPEN LETTER: A reply to New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis from Afghanistani mother and former broadcaster Muzhgan Samarqandi My name is Muzhgan Samarqandi and I am from Baghlan, Afghanistan, but living in New Zealand with my Kiwi husband and our son. Like Charlotte Bellis, I too was a broadcaster in Afghanistan, back when this was ... <a title="Muzhgan Samarqandi: MIQ debate trivialises the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/muzhgan-samarqandi-miq-debate-trivialises-the-plight-of-women-and-girls-in-afghanistan/" aria-label="Read more about Muzhgan Samarqandi: MIQ debate trivialises the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A global Papuan students abroad umbrella organisation has appealed for a meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to air their grievances over changes to the scholarship system which they say are unfairly impacting on their studies. In a statement today responding to a letter by the Indonesian Ambassador to New Zealand ... <a title="Papuan students appeal for meeting with President Jokowi to air grievances" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/03/papuan-students-appeal-for-meeting-with-president-jokowi-to-air-grievances/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan students appeal for meeting with President Jokowi to air grievances">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Deputy Police Commissioner Operations Anton Billie has given the green light for Papuan New Guinean police in the National Capital District to carry out a major eviction operation. Settlers who have built their homes on land at the back of the University of PNG, bordering with Gerehu stage 3B and Morata stage one ... <a title="Mass eviction back on again near UPNG as police give green light" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/mass-eviction-back-on-again-near-upng-as-police-give-green-light/" aria-label="Read more about Mass eviction back on again near UPNG as police give green light">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A global Papuan student welfare advocacy group has condemned the Indonesian government’s disruption of autonomous local education grants supporting studies abroad, branding the move as “assassinating” indigenous human resource development. The International Alliance of Papuan Student Associations Overseas (IAPSAO) issued an open letter today headed “Do not disturb and hinder [us] ... <a title="Global Papuan student body condemns Jakarta’s disruption of study funds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/28/global-papuan-student-body-condemns-jakartas-disruption-of-study-funds/" aria-label="Read more about Global Papuan student body condemns Jakarta’s disruption of study funds">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Bronwyn Carlson, Macquarie University We woke to the news yesterday that the Australian government has negotiated with the designer of the Aboriginal flag Harold Thomas, and copyright for the flag will be transferred to the Commonwealth. The government has now stated the flag is freely available for public use. Prime Minister Scott Morrison ... <a title="Don’t say the Aboriginal flag was ‘freed’ – it belongs to us, not the Commonwealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/dont-say-the-aboriginal-flag-was-freed-it-belongs-to-us-not-the-commonwealth/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t say the Aboriginal flag was ‘freed’ – it belongs to us, not the Commonwealth">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2022
PNG Post-Courier A Supreme Court ordered mass eviction of settlers on land between Papua New Guinea’s University of PNG, Gerehu Stage 3B and Morata stage one in the National Capital District has been stopped at the 11th hour by Chief of Police Operations and Deputy Police Commissioner Operations Anton Billie. Deputy Commissioner Billie’s orders to ... <a title="Lawyers threaten PNG police with contempt over settlers eviction halt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/lawyers-threaten-png-police-with-contempt-over-settlers-eviction-halt/" aria-label="Read more about Lawyers threaten PNG police with contempt over settlers eviction halt">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific French Polynesia’s former president Gaston Flosse says he is in mourning because the French state has signed his political death by banning him from political office for five years for abusing public funds. Flosse made the statement after France’s highest appeal court upheld a 2020 conviction over a long-running corrupt water supply arrangement ... <a title="Veteran Tahiti politician Flosse accuses France of causing his ‘political death’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/18/veteran-tahiti-politician-flosse-accuses-france-of-causing-his-political-death/" aria-label="Read more about Veteran Tahiti politician Flosse accuses France of causing his ‘political death’">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2022
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Nine years ago widespread publicity given to the public execution of Kepari Leniata, who was falsely accused of sorcery and burnt by a mob in broad daylight in Papua New Guinea’s third-largest city Mt Hagen, shocked people around the world. The tragic death also highlighted the problem of Sorcery ... <a title="Still no justice for PNG sorcery burning victim Kepari Leniata after nine years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/14/still-no-justice-for-png-sorcery-burning-victim-kepari-leniata-after-nine-years/" aria-label="Read more about Still no justice for PNG sorcery burning victim Kepari Leniata after nine years">Read more</a>
