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June 12, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Fiji’s NGO Coalition on Human Rights today condemned police for it called heavy-handed intimidation of students and staff at the regional University of the South Pacific, saying it was “deeply troubled” by the leadership saga. “It is appalling to see the continued interventions and intimidation by the Fiji government and Fiji police ... <a title="Civil society advocates condemn Fiji police ‘intimidation’ of USP students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/civil-society-advocates-condemn-fiji-police-intimidation-of-usp-students/" aria-label="Read more about Civil society advocates condemn Fiji police ‘intimidation’ of USP students">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Timor-Leste’s Minister of Justice plans to present to the Council of Ministers a proposal to include criminal defamation in the country’s penal code. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Timor-Leste Press Union (TLPU) have protested against the move that would undermine press freedom and public interest journalism, reports ... <a title="Media rights groups protest against Timor’s draft defamation law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/media-rights-groups-protest-against-timors-draft-defamation-law/" aria-label="Read more about Media rights groups protest against Timor’s draft defamation law">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
By Antonio Sampaio in Dili Former East Timorese President José Ramos-Horta says it is not opportune for the government to be debating the possible criminalisation of defamation, with the risk of jeopardizing citizens’ rights. Instead, he says, the Timor-Leste government should concentrate on issues like the economy. “I don’t think it is a priority issue ... <a title="Ramos-Horta slams criminal libel plan – threat to rights in Timor-Leste" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/ramos-horta-slams-criminal-libel-plan-threat-to-rights-in-timor-leste/" aria-label="Read more about Ramos-Horta slams criminal libel plan – threat to rights in Timor-Leste">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller of the University of Melbourne When a newspaper with the authority of The New York Times chooses to publish a party-political essay calculated to further inflame the violence wracking cities across America, serious questions arise. On June 3 the Times published in its opinion section an essay by a Republican senator ... <a title="In publishing Tom Cotton, The New York Times has made a terrible error" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/07/in-publishing-tom-cotton-the-new-york-times-has-made-a-terrible-error/" aria-label="Read more about In publishing Tom Cotton, The New York Times has made a terrible error">Read more</a>
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June 4, 2020
By Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie in Jakarta A panel of judges at the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) has granted a lawsuit filed by civil society groups against the Indonesian government’s decision to impose an internet blackout during weeks of protests in Papua and West Papua provinces last year, declaring that such a move violated ... <a title="Jokowi ‘violates the law’ for banning internet in Papua, court rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/04/jokowi-violates-the-law-for-banning-internet-in-papua-court-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Jokowi ‘violates the law’ for banning internet in Papua, court rules">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2020
After the arrest on live television of a CNN crew covering protests in Minneapolis on May 29, tensions erupted further against media reporting on protests taking place in at least 30 cities across the US, which were continuing as of May 31. The protests were triggered by the killing by Minneapolis police officers of an unarmed ... <a title="RSF condemns attacks on US protest journalists fueled by Trump slurs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/02/rsf-condemns-attacks-on-us-protest-journalists-fueled-by-trump-slurs/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns attacks on US protest journalists fueled by Trump slurs">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Pacific Media Watch The Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom has welcomed the decision by the Australian Federal Police to drop charges against Newscorp journalist Annika Smethurst and has renewed its call for a media freedom law. The announcement, coming more than a year after the raids, underscores the need for unambiguous protections for press freedom in ... <a title="AJF renews call for media freedom law while welcoming Smethurst move" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/ajf-renews-call-for-media-freedom-law-while-welcoming-smethurst-move/" aria-label="Read more about AJF renews call for media freedom law while welcoming Smethurst move">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch Australian war correspondent and investigative journalist John Martinkus warns the West Papuan conflict is “reigniting” and “that’s happening now with new weapons and 20-year-olds”. Speaking to a group via Zoom – including Pacific Media Watch – last night at the launch of his new book The ... <a title="West Papua author warns conflict is ‘re-igniting’ with new weapons, youth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/19/west-papua-author-warns-conflict-is-re-igniting-with-new-weapons-youth/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua author warns conflict is ‘re-igniting’ with new weapons, youth">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2020
Pacific Media Watch More than 30 media freedom groups, journalists and academics have combined in an international statement today condemning the closure of the largest Philippine television network and calling on President Rodrigo Duterte to “urgently reinstate” the broadcaster. In a statement by the Australian-based Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom (AJF), director Peter Greste said the ... <a title="30 media freedom groups, academics, journalists protest over TV shutdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/11/30-media-freedom-groups-academics-journalists-protest-over-tv-shutdown/" aria-label="Read more about 30 media freedom groups, academics, journalists protest over TV shutdown">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Rappler publisher and chief editor Maria Ressa was critical today of the Philippines administration under President Rodrigo Duterte for its focus on “security” rather than public health in the global covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on RNZ public radio’s Saturday Morning current affairs programme in a week in which the government closed the ... <a title="Rappler publisher Maria Ressa raps Duterte for ‘security’ violations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/rappler-publisher-maria-ressa-raps-duterte-for-security-violations/" aria-label="Read more about Rappler publisher Maria Ressa raps Duterte for ‘security’ violations">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2020
Rappler justice reporter Lian Buan talks to ABS-CBN’s Mike Navallo who broke the report about the shutdown. Video: Rappler Pacific Media Watch For the first time since dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in the Philippines in 1972, ABS-CBN Channel 2 was this week forced to go off the air, reports Rappler. The National Telecommunications ... <a title="Shut down Philippines TV network journalist tells of ‘the unthinkable’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/shut-down-philippines-tv-network-journalist-tells-of-the-unthinkable/" aria-label="Read more about Shut down Philippines TV network journalist tells of ‘the unthinkable’">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2020
REVIEW: By Jeremy Rees After 81 years of publication, The NZ Listener, one of the Bauer Media stable of publications, closed last month when the Germany-based publisher shut down its New Zealand operation. In this article, Jeremy Rees reflects on the report of a Commission of Inquiry that investigated a decision by the Board of ... <a title="A Listener flashback: The sacking of an editor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/09/a-listener-flashback-the-sacking-of-an-editor/" aria-label="Read more about A Listener flashback: The sacking of an editor">Read more</a>
