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Papuan students in Bali protest over New York pact – demand freedom

August 17, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Bali chapter of the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) has held a weekend protest action at the Renon traffic circle in the provincial capital of Denpasar to mark 58 years since the UN-brokered 1962 New York Agreement. During the action on Saturday, which was closely watched by police, the protesters issued ... <a title="Papuan students in Bali protest over New York pact – demand freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/papuan-students-in-bali-protest-over-new-york-pact-demand-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan students in Bali protest over New York pact – demand freedom">Read more</a>

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Hong Kong protesters in NZ worried about new national security law

July 2, 2020

By Mackenzie Smith of RNZ News Hong Kong protesters in New Zealand are worried they could be arrested if they return home because they have attended political demonstrations here. Beijing’s new national security law, passed on Tuesday, criminalises secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces, but will also effectively shut down protest action and freedom ... <a title="Hong Kong protesters in NZ worried about new national security law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/02/hong-kong-protesters-in-nz-worried-about-new-national-security-law/" aria-label="Read more about Hong Kong protesters in NZ worried about new national security law">Read more</a>

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World’s first post-covid live rugby draws massive crowds in NZ

June 15, 2020

Part of the 43,000 crowd at Auckland’s Eden Park yesterday afternoon watching the Blues defeat the Hurricanes 30-20. Image: RNZ/Photosport By RNZ News New Zealand’s first weekend at post-covid alert level 1 drew massive crowds to Super Rugby Aotearoa matches in Auckland and Dunedin – but hospital emergency departments across the country also felt the ... <a title="World’s first post-covid live rugby draws massive crowds in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/15/worlds-first-post-covid-live-rugby-draws-massive-crowds-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about World’s first post-covid live rugby draws massive crowds in NZ">Read more</a>

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Black Lives Matter dilemma: How to protest in a covid pandemic

June 3, 2020

ANALYSIS: By Philip Russo of Monash University The death of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of police has sparked protests across the United States and inspired many people to reflect on our own history of police violence against Indigenous people in Australia and New Zealand. After thousands marched across New Zealand on Monday, ... <a title="Black Lives Matter dilemma: How to protest in a covid pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/03/black-lives-matter-dilemma-how-to-protest-in-a-covid-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Black Lives Matter dilemma: How to protest in a covid pandemic">Read more</a>

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Thousands march in NZ solidarity rallies with Black Lives Matter

June 2, 2020

By RNZ News Thousands of New Zealanders have joined large numbers of Americans in protesting following the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd. In Auckland, Aotea Square overflowed yesterday with people before thousands marched down Queen Street towards the US consulate building. Organisers said the aim was simple,”we want to put pressure on our government ... <a title="Thousands march in NZ solidarity rallies with Black Lives Matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/02/thousands-march-in-nz-solidarity-rallies-with-black-lives-matter/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands march in NZ solidarity rallies with Black Lives Matter">Read more</a>

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Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape public’s view of protest

June 1, 2020

ANALYSIS: By Danielle K. Kilgo of Indiana University A teenager held her phone steady enough to capture the final moments of George Perry Floyd’s life as he apparently suffocated under the weight of a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck. The video went viral. What happened next has played out time and again in ... <a title="Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape public’s view of protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/01/riot-or-resistance-how-media-frames-unrest-in-minneapolis-will-shape-publics-view-of-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape public’s view of protest">Read more</a>

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Indonesia detains seven more people for treason, says TAPOL

May 21, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Seven more people have been detained in Indonesia for alleged treason since a complaint filed with the United Nations last month, says the human rights watchdog TAPOL. The complaint was submitted to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and UN Special Rapporteurs by Jennifer Robinson and Veronica Koman with the support ... <a title="Indonesia detains seven more people for treason, says TAPOL" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/21/indonesia-detains-seven-more-people-for-treason-says-tapol/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia detains seven more people for treason, says TAPOL">Read more</a>

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The call of Ihumātao: Migrant communities alongside Māori

August 10, 2019

By Michael Andrew Flags. The occupation at Ihumātao is a spectacle of them. In every direction they flutter. Alongside tino rangatiratanga – the Māori flag of independence, Samoan colours fly. Next to the United Tribes of New Zealand banner, a Tongan flag quivers. A Niuean flag stands tall on Te Puketaapapatanga ā Hape – the ... <a title="The call of Ihumātao: Migrant communities alongside Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/10/the-call-of-ihumatao-migrant-communities-alongside-maori/" aria-label="Read more about The call of Ihumātao: Migrant communities alongside Māori">Read more</a>

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Protestors arrested and dogs pepper-sprayed at ‘sacred’ South Auckland site

July 24, 2019

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Police have pepper-sprayed two dogs and arrested three more people at the site of controversial land dispute in South Auckland, reports RNZ. The site at Ihumātao near Auckland Airport is zoned for housing development but has been the subject of a bitter dispute between local wi and private construction company Fletcher ... <a title="Protestors arrested and dogs pepper-sprayed at ‘sacred’ South Auckland site" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/protestors-arrested-and-dogs-pepper-sprayed-at-sacred-south-auckland-site/" aria-label="Read more about Protestors arrested and dogs pepper-sprayed at ‘sacred’ South Auckland site">Read more</a>