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Gallery: ‘Migrant lives matter’ protest slams NZ policies – Palestinian justice and Tiananmen massacre also feature

June 7, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk New Zealand’s largest ever crowd in support of migrant rights gathered in Auckland’s Aotea Square at the weekend in triple protests that also marked solidarity for Palestinian justice and the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing, China. More than 1500 people filled the square on Saturday proclaiming “migrant lives matter” with speakers ... <a title="Gallery: ‘Migrant lives matter’ protest slams NZ policies – Palestinian justice and Tiananmen massacre also feature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/07/gallery-migrant-lives-matter-protest-slams-nz-policies-palestinian-justice-and-tiananmen-massacre-also-feature/" aria-label="Read more about Gallery: ‘Migrant lives matter’ protest slams NZ policies – Palestinian justice and Tiananmen massacre also feature">Read more</a>

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Three PNG children die among 11 killed in Porgera massacre

March 12, 2020

By Ale Asa in Porgera Eleven people – including three children – have been massacred when a fight between two warring tribes from Tari spilled into the Porgera Valley in the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Three women and five men from Enga were also killed when the O Kiru and Miape tribes resumed fighting, this ... <a title="Three PNG children die among 11 killed in Porgera massacre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/12/three-png-children-die-among-11-killed-in-porgera-massacre/" aria-label="Read more about Three PNG children die among 11 killed in Porgera massacre">Read more</a>

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Far-right extremists still threaten NZ, a year on from Christchurch attacks

March 11, 2020

By Paul Spoonley of Massey University In the hours after the Christchurch mosque attacks on March 15 last year, I wrote that I hoped New Zealand would finally stop believing it was immune to far-right extremist violence. A year on, I’m not sure enough has changed. I have researched far-right extremism for decades – and ... <a title="Far-right extremists still threaten NZ, a year on from Christchurch attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/far-right-extremists-still-threaten-nz-a-year-on-from-christchurch-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about Far-right extremists still threaten NZ, a year on from Christchurch attacks">Read more</a>

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Bryan Kramer: PNG ‘merciless’ payback killings have changed everything

July 16, 2019

COMMENTARY: By Bryan Kramer in Port Moresby  Yesterday, I returned from Tari Electorate in Hela Province following a one day trip to assess the situation following the horrific killing of 23 women (two of whom were pregnant) and nine children in the worst payback killing in our country’s history. In my capacity as Minister for ... <a title="Bryan Kramer: PNG ‘merciless’ payback killings have changed everything" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/16/bryan-kramer-png-merciless-payback-killings-have-changed-everything/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Kramer: PNG ‘merciless’ payback killings have changed everything">Read more</a>

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PNG ‘merciless’ killings have changed everything, says Bryan Kramer

July 15, 2019

By Bryan Kramer in Port Moresby  Yesterday, I returned from Tari Electorate in Hela Province following a one day trip to assess the situation following the horrific killing of 23 women (two of whom were pregnant) and nine children in the worst payback killing in our country’s history. In my capacity as Minister for Police, ... <a title="PNG ‘merciless’ killings have changed everything, says Bryan Kramer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/15/png-merciless-killings-have-changed-everything-says-bryan-kramer/" aria-label="Read more about PNG ‘merciless’ killings have changed everything, says Bryan Kramer">Read more</a>

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Women who died in PNG’s Karida massacre were community ‘anchors’

July 12, 2019

SPECIAL REPORT: By Scott Waide in Karida, Papua New Guinea On Wednesday, some of the bodies of 18 women and children in Papua New Guinea were buried by the roadside in Karida Number One village. They were the latest innocent victims of a 20-year tribal war driven by local warlords in the Tagali Local level ... <a title="Women who died in PNG’s Karida massacre were community ‘anchors’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/12/women-who-died-in-pngs-karida-massacre-were-community-anchors/" aria-label="Read more about Women who died in PNG’s Karida massacre were community ‘anchors’">Read more</a>

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Karida massacre victims buried as other PNG villagers flee in fear

July 11, 2019

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The bodies of the Karida village massacre victims in Papua New Guinea’s Hela province have been buried as fearful villagers in the district have fled to safety, reports NBC News. The victims in the Tari Pori district were buried late yesterday afternoon in the presence of Hela Provincial Administrator William Bando, ... <a title="Karida massacre victims buried as other PNG villagers flee in fear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/11/karida-massacre-victims-buried-as-other-png-villagers-flee-in-fear/" aria-label="Read more about Karida massacre victims buried as other PNG villagers flee in fear">Read more</a>

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Outrage over killing of pregnant women, children among 22 dead in PNG massacre

July 11, 2019

By Stefan Armbruster of SBS World News WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Papua New Guinea has responded with outrage over the killings of at least 22 people, including two pregnant women, in tribal violence Prime Minister James Marape has called the “saddest day of his life”. The Post-Courier reported that at least 22 and up to 24 ... <a title="Outrage over killing of pregnant women, children among 22 dead in PNG massacre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/11/outrage-over-killing-of-pregnant-women-children-among-22-dead-in-png-massacre/" aria-label="Read more about Outrage over killing of pregnant women, children among 22 dead in PNG massacre">Read more</a>

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Amnesty Indonesia calls for justice over 1998 Trisakti student shootings

May 13, 2019

By Devina Halim in Jakarta Amnesty International Indonesia is calling for justice and truth from the government over the Trisakti student shooting tragedy through legal channels. This was revealed by AI executive director Usman Hamid in response to the 21st anniversary yesterday of the Trisakti student shootings on May 12, 1998. On that day, four ... <a title="Amnesty Indonesia calls for justice over 1998 Trisakti student shootings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/13/amnesty-indonesia-calls-for-justice-over-1998-trisakti-student-shootings/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty Indonesia calls for justice over 1998 Trisakti student shootings">Read more</a>