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‘It’s time to be the crowd’, Knitting Nannas tell protest against jailing of climate activist

December 8, 2022

SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon in Sydney NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is pleased that a Sydney magistrate jailed protester Deanna “Violet” Coco on Friday. But he is out of step with international and Australian human rights and climate change groups and activists, who have quickly mobilised to show solidarity. On Monday, protests were held in ... <a title="‘It’s time to be the crowd’, Knitting Nannas tell protest against jailing of climate activist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/08/its-time-to-be-the-crowd-knitting-nannas-tell-protest-against-jailing-of-climate-activist/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s time to be the crowd’, Knitting Nannas tell protest against jailing of climate activist">Read more</a>

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Keep Maria Ressa out of jail, #HoldTheLine tells Marcos

October 16, 2022

Pacific Media Watch The #HoldTheLine Coalition has urged President Marcos of the Philippines to end persecution of journalists and independent media by dropping all charges against Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate Maria Ressa and her co-accused. This week, the Philippine Court of Appeals rejected Ressa’s motion for a reconsideration of her 2020 conviction on a trumped-up ... <a title="Keep Maria Ressa out of jail, #HoldTheLine tells Marcos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/16/keep-maria-ressa-out-of-jail-holdtheline-tells-marcos/" aria-label="Read more about Keep Maria Ressa out of jail, #HoldTheLine tells Marcos">Read more</a>

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Amnesty calls for caution in ending NZ’s Waikeria prison protest

January 3, 2021

By RNZ News Amnesty International is calling on New Zealand’s Corrections Minister to ensure force is not used to end the impasse at Waikeria Prison – where 16 inmates are entering a sixth day of protest. The human rights group said de-escalation techniques should be used to end the protest. It said the protesters had ... <a title="Amnesty calls for caution in ending NZ’s Waikeria prison protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/03/amnesty-calls-for-caution-in-ending-nzs-waikeria-prison-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty calls for caution in ending NZ’s Waikeria prison protest">Read more</a>

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11 prisoners shot dead, 1 recaptured and 33 flee in PNG jailbreak

August 17, 2020

By Marjorie Finkeo and Joan Bailey in Lae Eleven prisoners have been shot dead in Papua New Guinea, one was recaptured and 33 others are still at large following yet another massive breakout at Buimo jail outside Lae city at the weekend. Correctional Services and police officials say the breakout at the troublesome jail happened ... <a title="11 prisoners shot dead, 1 recaptured and 33 flee in PNG jailbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/17/11-prisoners-shot-dead-1-recaptured-and-33-flee-in-png-jailbreak/" aria-label="Read more about 11 prisoners shot dead, 1 recaptured and 33 flee in PNG jailbreak">Read more</a>

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Filep Karma reveals Jokowi’s unkept promise to free all Papua tapols

June 14, 2020

Pacific Media Centre Former Papuan political prisoner Filep Karma says President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo promised to release Papuan political prisoners during his administration. Widodo made this pledge, said Karma, to five of his fellow political prisoners in Jayapura, Papua, who were released in 2015, reports CNN Indonesia. “When the Bapak [Mr] president released my five ... <a title="Filep Karma reveals Jokowi’s unkept promise to free all Papua tapols" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/14/filep-karma-reveals-jokowis-unkept-promise-to-free-all-papua-tapols/" aria-label="Read more about Filep Karma reveals Jokowi’s unkept promise to free all Papua tapols">Read more</a>

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Indonesia helping PNG citizen repatriations from West Papua

May 8, 2020

By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby Repatriation of about 120 Papua New Guinea citizens from the Papua province of Indonesia to West Sepik under the Indonesian special covid-19 state of emergency (SOE) will start next week, says PNG’s Covid-19 SOE Controller David Manning. Manning said the PNG citizens included prisoners serving various terms in Indonesian ... <a title="Indonesia helping PNG citizen repatriations from West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/08/indonesia-helping-png-citizen-repatriations-from-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia helping PNG citizen repatriations from West Papua">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should we care about prisoners voting?

November 29, 2019

There has been little real debate on an important Government announcement made last weekend. Justice Minister Andrew Little said the Government had decided to give the right to vote back to prisoners with sentences of three years or less. Perhaps it’s appropriate that there was no great reaction. After all, the change affects so few ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should we care about prisoners voting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/29/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-should-we-care-about-prisoners-voting/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should we care about prisoners voting?">Read more</a>