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May 10, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A Papuan leader who has been sought by Indonesian police over the 2019 Papua “Spring” uprising, Victor Yeimo, has been arrested and charged with makar (treason, subversion, rebellion), reports CNN Indonesia. Nemangkawi Task Force head Senior Commissioner Iqbal Alqudusy confirmed the arrest, saying it took place at 7.15 pm on Sunday. ... <a title="Indonesian police seize Papuan leader Victor Yeimo on ‘treason’ charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/10/indonesian-police-seize-papuan-leader-victor-yeimo-on-treason-charges/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian police seize Papuan leader Victor Yeimo on ‘treason’ charges">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Meriana Johnsen, RNZ News political reporter It was supposed to chart a new way forward but He Puapua, a report on how the government can uphold tangata whenua rights by giving affect to tino rangatiratanga, has become bogged down in the swamp of politics. New Zealand was one of four countries that voted ... <a title="He Puapua report proposals bogged down in ‘swamp of politics’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/10/he-puapua-report-proposals-bogged-down-in-swamp-of-politics/" aria-label="Read more about He Puapua report proposals bogged down in ‘swamp of politics’">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Phil Thornton As chaos flows in Burma, journalists are being forced to hide in plain sight by the Burmese military, writes senior journalist and Myanmar expert Phil Thornton. Journalists in Myanmar are being hunted and arrested by the country’s military for trying to do their job. Independent media outlets have been raided, licences ... <a title="Myanmar: If independent media dies, democracy dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/08/myanmar-if-independent-media-dies-democracy-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar: If independent media dies, democracy dies">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2021
RNZ Pacific Human Rights Watch is urging the Indonesian government to rethink its classification of rebels in West Papua as terrorists. Indonesia has formally designated Papuan independence fighters as “terrorists”, in a move expected to expand the military’s role in civilian policing in Papua. But the NGO has warned that the new designation under counter-terrorism ... <a title="Terrorist tag in West Papua could worsen racism, says rights group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/07/terrorist-tag-in-west-papua-could-worsen-racism-says-rights-group/" aria-label="Read more about Terrorist tag in West Papua could worsen racism, says rights group">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Jane Patterson, RNZ News political editor Rising tensions between Australia and China have raised the question of where New Zealand would stand if things escalate further. Close trans-Tasman friend and ally Australia is taking a more aggressive stance against China – with South China Sea and Taiwan potential flashpoints. And recent statements from ... <a title="Where will NZ stand in rising tensions between China and other allies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/where-will-nz-stand-in-rising-tensions-between-china-and-other-allies/" aria-label="Read more about Where will NZ stand in rising tensions between China and other allies?">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2021
RNZ Pacific The decision by Samoa’s head of state to call a second election will be challenged in the courts, as the country’s month-long political stalemate descends into legal quagmire. Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II on Tuesday announced he would revoke the results of the general election held on April 9, and Samoans would return to ... <a title="More twists in Samoa election saga, with more court action likely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/more-twists-in-samoa-election-saga-with-more-court-action-likely/" aria-label="Read more about More twists in Samoa election saga, with more court action likely">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2021
COMMENT: By Matt McCarten It’s time for progressive activists to step up. The working class needs you. On May Day – International Workers Day – we have launched a new union: UTU for Workers Union. Our mission is to build a working class, grassroots, campaigning movement to stop exploitation and end workplace abuse in Aotearoa-New ... <a title="May Day – time to reverse decades of relentless attacks on workers, unions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/02/may-day-time-to-reverse-decades-of-relentless-attacks-on-workers-unions/" aria-label="Read more about May Day – time to reverse decades of relentless attacks on workers, unions">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
By Phil Pennington, RNZ News reporter It took seven months for the New Zealand police to set up their first team for scanning the internet after the mosque attacks – but it was almost immediately in danger of being shut down. An internal report released under the Official Information Act (OIA) said this was despite ... <a title="NZ police had no dedicated team to scan internet before mosque attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/nz-police-had-no-dedicated-team-to-scan-internet-before-mosque-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police had no dedicated team to scan internet before mosque attacks">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2021
RNZ Saturday Mornings with Kim Hill Australian human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson has been described as the go-to barrister for London’s rich and famous. Standing by her clients WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and US actress Amber Heard in the full glare of international media, she is based at a top London law firm Doughty Street ... <a title="Jennifer Robinson – fighting for Assange, Papua and public education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/27/jennifer-robinson-fighting-for-assange-papua-and-public-education/" aria-label="Read more about Jennifer Robinson – fighting for Assange, Papua and public education">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A West Papuan envoy who was gagged while addressing the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues two years ago is due to speak again today. For six years, John Anari, leader of the West Papua Liberation Organisation (WPLO) and an “ambassador” of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), ... <a title="‘Gagged’ West Papuan envoy to raise self-determination issue again at UN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/gagged-west-papuan-envoy-to-raise-self-determination-issue-again-at-un/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Gagged’ West Papuan envoy to raise self-determination issue again at UN">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2021
By Arjuna Pademme in Jayapura The Indonesian government appears to be at a loss about how to quell the struggle of the Free Papua Organisation (OPM) with its plan to designate Papuan independence organisations as “terrorist” groups. Democracy Alliance for Papua (ADP) director Latifah Anum Siregar says that the Counter Terrorism Agency (BNPT) should rethink ... <a title="Designating OPM as terrorists will ‘increase tension, rights abuses’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/02/designating-opm-as-terrorists-will-increase-tension-rights-abuses/" aria-label="Read more about Designating OPM as terrorists will ‘increase tension, rights abuses’">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2021
By Jasmine Chia in Bangkok It is an unlikely combination: the white stars of the West Papuan and Myanmar flags, side by side. “West Papua Stands with Myanmar,” the sign said, posted by Indonesian human rights lawyer Veronica Koman. In another poignant picture, a small group of West Papuans stand at Simora Bay at the ... <a title="How the Milk Tea Alliance has teamed up with the ‘West Papua Spring’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/22/how-the-milk-tea-alliance-has-teamed-up-with-the-west-papua-spring/" aria-label="Read more about How the Milk Tea Alliance has teamed up with the ‘West Papua Spring’">Read more</a>
