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January 16, 2024
EDITORIAL: By Fred Wesley, editor-in-chief of The Fiji Times The revelation that police have carried out what is believed to be one of Fiji’s biggest drug busts after a surprise raid in Nadi at the weekend is a wake-up call for us all. Acting Police Commissioner Juki Fong Chew yesterday confirmed the raid and that ... <a title="The Fiji Times: Drug bust a chilling wake-up call for Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/16/the-fiji-times-drug-bust-a-chilling-wake-up-call-for-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about The Fiji Times: Drug bust a chilling wake-up call for Fiji">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2024
Amnesty International is calling on Papua New Guinea authorities to protect human rights in response to the riots. Port Moresby is in a state of emergency for 14 days with at least 16 people confirmed dead following violent unrest on Wednesday. The violence broke out with shops and businesses being set alight after public servants ... <a title="‘Uphold right to life’ says watchdog in aftermath of deadly PNG unrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/13/uphold-right-to-life-says-watchdog-in-aftermath-of-deadly-png-unrest/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Uphold right to life’ says watchdog in aftermath of deadly PNG unrest">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2024
By Miriam Zarriga and Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Fires from the 24-hour spate of looting, rioting and mayhem in Papua New Guinea’s Port Moresby — the worst ever social unrest in the city — have all but subsided into skeletal remains of ash and buildings in National Capital District (NCD). The smoke has cleared ... <a title="Aftermath of Port Moresby looting, rioting – 14-day state of emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/12/aftermath-of-port-moresby-looting-rioting-14-day-state-of-emergency/" aria-label="Read more about Aftermath of Port Moresby looting, rioting – 14-day state of emergency">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2024
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist A political crisis is starting to brew in Papua New Guinea as calls are made for Prime Minster James Marape to step down in the wake of deadly riots in parts of the country. Violence broke out with shops and businesses being set alight late yesterday, after public servants, ... <a title="PNG’s Marape under pressure to resign as 6 MPs quit after Moresby riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/12/pngs-marape-under-pressure-to-resign-as-6-mps-quit-after-moresby-riots/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Marape under pressure to resign as 6 MPs quit after Moresby riots">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent At least 10 people are dead and dozens injured after 24 hours of looting in Papua New Guinea, during which several buildings were torched. Chaos broke out in Port Moresby as looters and opportunists took advantage of a protest by the country’s police and military. People have been ... <a title="At least 10 dead after looting, fires on Port Moresby’s ‘darkest day’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/at-least-10-dead-after-looting-fires-on-port-moresbys-darkest-day/" aria-label="Read more about At least 10 dead after looting, fires on Port Moresby’s ‘darkest day’">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2024
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Shops have been set on fire or looted in parts of Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby as unrest broke out during a police and military strike. The protest over unexplained pay deductions to salaries of police, military, and correctional services has ... <a title="Looting breaks out in PNG capital during police and military strike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/11/looting-breaks-out-in-png-capital-during-police-and-military-strike/" aria-label="Read more about Looting breaks out in PNG capital during police and military strike">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Protesters were out in force at 17 centres around Aotearoa New Zealand — from Rawene in the north to Invercargill in the south — this weekend calling for a “ceasefire now!” in the War on Gaza. “This is the largest number of centres ever taking action as New Zealanders express their abhorrence ... <a title="NZ pro-Palestine protesters slam ‘tea break’ and call for full Gaza ceasefire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/26/nz-pro-palestine-protesters-slam-tea-break-and-call-for-full-gaza-ceasefire/" aria-label="Read more about NZ pro-Palestine protesters slam ‘tea break’ and call for full Gaza ceasefire">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
RNZ News Six people have been arrested in a New Zealand a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the Port of Auckland, police say. Dozens of people blocked the entry and exit into the port yesterday and one of the protesters said several were pepper-sprayed by the police. The group were calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and ... <a title="Pro-Palestinian protesters blockade Port of Auckland, call for boycott of Israel shipments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/pro-palestinian-protesters-blockade-port-of-auckland-call-for-boycott-of-israel-shipments/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Palestinian protesters blockade Port of Auckland, call for boycott of Israel shipments">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2023
Asia Pacific Report A peace researcher and other pro-Palestinian supporters are calling on Auckland Museum to apologise over a furore about the “unethical” lighting of the main building in the blue and white colours of the Israeli flag. Researcher Dr Arama Rata said she wanted the museum to issue a formal apology to the community ... <a title="Pro-Palestine supporters call on Auckland Museum to apologise over lights fiasco" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/16/pro-palestine-supporters-call-on-auckland-museum-to-apologise-over-lights-fiasco/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Palestine supporters call on Auckland Museum to apologise over lights fiasco">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2023
Pacific Media Watch Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has hailed the news that Narges Mohammadi — an Iranian journalist RSF has been defending for years — has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her “fight against the oppression of women in Iran,” her courage and determination. Persecuted by the Iranian authorities since the late 1990s ... <a title="RSF hails decision to award Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/08/rsf-hails-decision-to-award-nobel-peace-prize-to-iranian-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about RSF hails decision to award Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian journalist">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2023
Asia Pacific Report The state of civic space in Indonesia has been rated as “obstructed” in the latest CIVICUS Monitor report. The civic space watchdog said that ongoing concerns include the arrest, harassment and criminalisation of human rights defenders and journalists as well as physical and digital attacks, the use of defamation laws to silence ... <a title="Crackdown on activists, free expression in Papua as Indonesia eyes UN Human Rights role" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/06/crackdown-on-activists-free-expression-in-papua-as-indonesia-eyes-un-human-rights-role/" aria-label="Read more about Crackdown on activists, free expression in Papua as Indonesia eyes UN Human Rights role">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2023
By Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s government has appealed to the Australian Federal Police and the Singapore Police to assist PNG police to link money laundering trails. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Prime Minister James Marape said Australia and Singapore had been the major hub of transit for possible money laundering activities. He ... <a title="Marape seeks help from Australia, Singapore to fight PNG corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/06/marape-seeks-help-from-australia-singapore-to-fight-png-corruption/" aria-label="Read more about Marape seeks help from Australia, Singapore to fight PNG corruption">Read more</a>
