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July 18, 2019
By RNZ Pacific The United Nations in Papua New Guinea is boosting its presence in the Highlands as it works with the government to improve access to justice for tribal communities. The acting resident coordinator said the massacre of 24 women and children near Tari last week has focussed the need for more conflict resolution. ... <a title="UN to have greater presence in PNG Highlands for ‘conflict resolution’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/18/un-to-have-greater-presence-in-png-highlands-for-conflict-resolution/" aria-label="Read more about UN to have greater presence in PNG Highlands for ‘conflict resolution’">Read more</a>
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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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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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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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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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July 9, 2019
Dumped police commissioner Gary Baki announces his challenge to the new government, claiming that he is the legal commander. Video: EMTV News By RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s police minister claims there is a plot involving the former prime minister to have him arrested. Police Minister Bryan Kramer said high ranking police officers were plotting ... <a title="PNG police minister Kramer claims plot to arrest him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/09/png-police-minister-kramer-claims-plot-to-arrest-him/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police minister Kramer claims plot to arrest him">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2019
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila The Chinese Embassy has for a second time failed to respond to a request for comment concerning its role in the arrest, detention and planned deportation of six Chinese nationals on Vanuatu soil. The Vanuatu Daily Post originally contacted the embassy by telephone last week, but were instructed to ... <a title="Some detained Chinese accused were Vanuatu support citizenship applicants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/05/some-detained-chinese-accused-were-vanuatu-support-citizenship-applicants/" aria-label="Read more about Some detained Chinese accused were Vanuatu support citizenship applicants">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
By Marguerite Afra Sapiie in Jakarta Indonesia’s National Police are facing increased pressure as investigations by human rights organisations have found alleged use of torture by Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers during the recent postelection protests that escalated into riots in Central and West Jakarta. According to rights group Amnesty International, at least 12 people suffered ... <a title="Indonesian police accused of torture in May postelection riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/indonesian-police-accused-of-torture-in-may-postelection-riots/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian police accused of torture in May postelection riots">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s Police Minister Bryan Kramer has used social media to arrest a man accused of sexually abusing his granddaughter. Kramer wrote a Facebook post in which he described being notified of a post about a young girl being sexually abused. “On Sunday I received a notification on Facebook that ... <a title="PNG police minister uses social media to arrest alleged sex offender" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/20/png-police-minister-uses-social-media-to-arrest-alleged-sex-offender/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police minister uses social media to arrest alleged sex offender">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2019
Press freedom groups are sounding the alarm over a pair of police raids on journalists in Australia. Video: Democracy Now! By Democracy Now! Press freedom groups are sounding the alarm over a pair of police raids on journalists. Last week, Australian Federal Police swept into the headquarters of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Sydney, reviewing ... <a title="Press freedom under police attack – Democracy Now! probes ABC raid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/13/press-freedom-under-police-attack-democracy-now-probes-abc-raid/" aria-label="Read more about Press freedom under police attack – Democracy Now! probes ABC raid">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2019
By Chris Baria at PNG Mine Watch The chairman of Bougainville Hardliners Group and former combatant-turned-businessman, James Onartoo, has called on the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) Police Minister to explain what the Australian Federal Police (AFP) were doing at the site of the controversial Panguna mine last Wednesday (June 5). According to Onartoo, members of ... <a title="‘Please explain’ call by hardliners over Australian police at Bougainville mine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/09/please-explain-call-by-hardliners-over-australian-police-at-bougainville-mine/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Please explain’ call by hardliners over Australian police at Bougainville mine">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2019
By Denis Muller of University of Melbourne In their raids on media organisations, journalists and whistleblowers, the Australian Federal Police have shown themselves to be the tool of a secretive, ruthless and vindictive executive government. Secretive because the extensive web of laws passed under the rubric of national security, on top of the secrecy provisions ... <a title="Media raids raise questions of police power over journalists, whistleblowers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/07/media-raids-raise-questions-of-police-power-over-journalists-whistleblowers/" aria-label="Read more about Media raids raise questions of police power over journalists, whistleblowers">Read more</a>
