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RSF condemns journalist assault as Hong Kong violence escalates

August 14, 2019

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk As four more journalists were assaulted in the North Point in Hong Kong area on Sunday August 11th, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have called on the authorities to put an end to the violence against the press. In the past two months, journalists covering the anti-extradition bill protests were increasingly the ... <a title="RSF condemns journalist assault as Hong Kong violence escalates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/rsf-condemns-journalist-assault-as-hong-kong-violence-escalates/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns journalist assault as Hong Kong violence escalates">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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Australia – ‘Spy’ agency involved in ABC raids, new documents show

August 7, 2019

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Newly released documents show that another government agency along with the Australian Federal Police was involved in the investigation that led to raids on Australian journalists and media offices in June, reports ABC news. Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) have shown that the AFP refused to release ... <a title="Australia – ‘Spy’ agency involved in ABC raids, new documents show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/07/spy-agency-involved-in-abc-raids-new-documents-show/" aria-label="Read more about Australia – ‘Spy’ agency involved in ABC raids, new documents show">Read more</a>

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Indonesian police not investigating violence against journalists

August 7, 2019

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Indonesian police have not been investigating reported cases of violence against journalists, reports Indonesian magazine Tempo. According to the Jakarta Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), there have been 26 cases of alleged violence against journalists reported to police in 2019 but not one has been fully investigated, let alone taken to ... <a title="Indonesian police not investigating violence against journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/07/indonesian-police-not-investigating-violence-against-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian police not investigating violence against journalists">Read more</a>

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Iwi against Ihumātao occupation social media pages shut down

August 2, 2019

By Charlotte Muru-Lanning in Auckland Controversial social media pages belonging to the New Zealand iwi opposing the occupation at Ihumātao were shut down this morning. The Twitter and Facebook pages named “Protecting Ihumātao” were set up by Te Kawerau a Maki, the Auckland iwi opposing the occupation lead by the SOUL group at Ihumātao. The ... <a title="Iwi against Ihumātao occupation social media pages shut down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/02/iwi-against-ihumatao-occupation-social-media-pages-shut-down/" aria-label="Read more about Iwi against Ihumātao occupation social media pages shut down">Read more</a>

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Journalist ‘hauled in’ for police questioning at Malaysia land protest

August 2, 2019

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A journalist has been taken in for police questioning while documenting the land struggles of Temiar Orang Asli, an indigenous community in Kampung Sungai Papan, Malaysia, reports the Malay Mail. Alexandra Radu from Romania said she was taken to the Gerik district police station yesterday morning after talking to the indigenous ... <a title="Journalist ‘hauled in’ for police questioning at Malaysia land protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/02/journalist-hauled-in-for-police-questioning-at-malaysia-land-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Journalist ‘hauled in’ for police questioning at Malaysia land protest">Read more</a>

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PNG warlord hands himself in to end tribal conflict

July 31, 2019

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk An influential warlord in PNG’s Hela province has handed himself in to security forces in the wake of mass killings last month, reports The National. Libe Koi of Pujaro village in Tagali surrendered himself and apologised to the people who have been affected by the tribal fighting in the Highlands region. ... <a title="PNG warlord hands himself in to end tribal conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/31/png-warlord-hands-himself-in-to-end-tribal-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about PNG warlord hands himself in to end tribal conflict">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>

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Phil Fitzpatrick: PNG’s Kramer ‘crucial’ law and order change maker

July 24, 2019

COMMENTARY: By Phil Fitzpatrick in Tumby Bay The recent horrific events in Hela Province have brought the role of the police force in Papua New Guinea into sharp focus. Prime Minister James Marape is currently in Australia and has apparently discussed the issue with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. We can only hope that Morrison, if ... <a title="Phil Fitzpatrick: PNG’s Kramer ‘crucial’ law and order change maker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/24/phil-fitzpatrick-pngs-kramer-crucial-law-and-order-change-maker/" aria-label="Read more about Phil Fitzpatrick: PNG’s Kramer ‘crucial’ law and order change maker">Read more</a>

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RSF demands Australian police drop charges against French TV crew

July 23, 2019

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Australian authorities to drop all charges against four French TV journalists who – in what RSF called an “unacceptable attack on investigative journalism” – were arrested yesterday while filming environmentalists protesting at a coal terminal near the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Australia. ... <a title="RSF demands Australian police drop charges against French TV crew" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/23/rsf-demands-australian-police-drop-charges-against-french-tv-crew/" aria-label="Read more about RSF demands Australian police drop charges against French TV crew">Read more</a>

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Indonesia’s cover up over Papuan media freedom violations exposed

July 22, 2019

ANALYSIS: By David Robie Indonesia recently hosted a bold public relations window-dressing expo in Auckland presenting itself as a “Pacific” nation while attempting to provide an unconvincing impression of normality in the two Melanesian provinces known collectively as West Papua. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi hailed “a new era of Pacific partnership – a Pacific ... <a title="Indonesia’s cover up over Papuan media freedom violations exposed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/22/indonesias-cover-up-over-papuan-media-freedom-violations-exposed/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s cover up over Papuan media freedom violations exposed">Read more</a>

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Vanuatu police question journalists over ‘detained’ vehicle story

July 19, 2019

By Royson Willie in Port Vila Two Vanuatu Daily Post journalists were literally given a pat-down by the police criminal investigation unit yesterday over a story they had written about the vehicle of the Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Martin Mahe, being detained. The story ran in yesterday’s edition of the Daily Post. The ... <a title="Vanuatu police question journalists over ‘detained’ vehicle story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/19/vanuatu-police-question-journalists-over-detained-vehicle-story/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu police question journalists over ‘detained’ vehicle story">Read more</a>