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June 12, 2020
Indonesian police in West Papua say four prisoners isolated for suspected covid-19 infection have escaped from Bhayangkara Police Hospital and are still at large. A number of prisoners, including Papuan independence activists, had recently been transferred to the hospital in Papua’s capital Jayapura. The escaped prisoners broke down the bars in their hospital room windows ... <a title="Police hunt four covid-suspect Papuan prisoners after escape from hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/12/police-hunt-four-covid-suspect-papuan-prisoners-after-escape-from-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Police hunt four covid-suspect Papuan prisoners after escape from hospital">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi. contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch The Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Dame Meg Taylor, is the latest figure to support Nauru’s call to convene a special meeting of the University of the South Pacific Council in the long-running leadership saga. In a letter to incoming chancellor of the USP, ... <a title="Forum’s chief Meg Taylor backs Nauru call for urgent meeting on USP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/forums-chief-meg-taylor-backs-nauru-call-for-urgent-meeting-on-usp/" aria-label="Read more about Forum’s chief Meg Taylor backs Nauru call for urgent meeting on USP">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 11, 2020
By Soli Wilson in Apia Trouble continues to brew at the University of the South Pacific with the suspension of the vice-chancellor and President, Professor Pal Ahluwahlia, being met with student and staff protests in campuses and criticism from council members. Following months of opposition against the bid by pro-chancellor Winston Thompson to investigate Professor ... <a title="Fiji suspension move against USP chief ‘nonsense’, says Samoan deputy PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/fiji-suspension-move-against-usp-chief-nonsense-says-samoan-deputy-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji suspension move against USP chief ‘nonsense’, says Samoan deputy PM">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
By Lena Reece in Suva The Fiji government has denied allegations being levelled against it of trying to “nationalise” the 12-nation University of the South Pacific, describing the claims as “baseless”. Fiji Minister of Education Rosy Akbar was responding to accusations made by some Pacific countries and individuals that Fiji was too heavily involved in ... <a title="Fiji denies allegations of takeover at regional USP as criticisms mount" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/fiji-denies-allegations-of-takeover-at-regional-usp-as-criticisms-mount/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji denies allegations of takeover at regional USP as criticisms mount">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Police Duncan Garner (Newshub): Why I don’t believe Andrew Coster when he says he wants an unarmed police service Jordan Bond (RNZ): The Detail: Why Armed Response Teams struck the wrong note in ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 11 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/11/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-11-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 11 2020">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Fiji police have raided the headquarters of Fiji’s National Federation Party, apparently in search of information related to social media posts. In a video shared to the party’s social media, it showed several plain clothes officers rifling through files, papers and storage last night. Speaking to RNZ Pacific shortly after the raid, ... <a title="Fiji police raid opposition party headquarters in social media blitz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/fiji-police-raid-opposition-party-headquarters-in-social-media-blitz/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police raid opposition party headquarters in social media blitz">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
INDEPTH: By Guyon Espiner, RNZ News investigative reporter, with contributor John Daniell New Zealand has lost some of its independence within the Five Eyes intelligence alliance and been “drawn in a lot closer” to the US-led spy network, former Prime Minister Helen Clark says. She made the comments in new RNZ podcast The Service, which ... <a title="NZ’s independence from Five Eyes has slipped, says former PM Clark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/nzs-independence-from-five-eyes-has-slipped-says-former-pm-clark/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s independence from Five Eyes has slipped, says former PM Clark">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Police Zane Small (Newshub): Celebration or failed consultation? Police Association still at odds with Greens on armed cops Vita Molyneux (Newshub): Green Party overjoyed at police decision to dump Armed Response Teams RNZ: Petitioner ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 10 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-10-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 10 2020">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Nauru President Lionel Aingimea has accused a “small group” of Fiji officials of “hijacking” the 12-country regional University of the South Pacific and suspending the vice-chancellor. He has called for an urgent meeting of the University Council to reverse the “illegitimate” action against vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia, which he described as a ... <a title="Nauru president accuses Fiji group of ‘hijacking’ USP in vendetta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/10/nauru-president-accuses-fiji-group-of-hijacking-usp-in-vendetta/" aria-label="Read more about Nauru president accuses Fiji group of ‘hijacking’ USP in vendetta">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
By RNZ News Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announced today that Armed Response Teams will not be part of the New Zealand policing model in the future. A trial of the teams of police carrying firearms (ARTs) were launched in Counties Manukau, Waikato and Canterbury last year and ended in April. In recent days, mass protests ... <a title="NZ police scrapping Armed Response Teams after trial, says Commissioner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/nz-police-scrapping-armed-response-teams-after-trial-says-commissioner/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police scrapping Armed Response Teams after trial, says Commissioner">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Alert Level 1 move, recovery Amber-Leigh Woolf (Stuff): Psychologists reveal New Zealand’s political shift during lockdown Pattrick Smellie (BusinessDesk): Hooray for level 1. Now what? (paywalled) Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Ardern earns brief dance, but hard ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 9 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-june-9-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – June 9 2020">Read more</a>
