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May 11, 2022
By Yance Agapa in Paniai Amnesty International Indonesia executive director Usman Hamid is asking the government to halt the planned gold mine at Wabu Block in Intan Jaya regency until there is agreement from the Papua indigenous people in the area. “We have asked that the planned mine be halted until the state obtains agreement ... <a title="Amnesty calls for halt to planned Wabu Block gold mine in Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/amnesty-calls-for-halt-to-planned-wabu-block-gold-mine-in-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty calls for halt to planned Wabu Block gold mine in Papua">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2022
COMMENTARY: By David Robie Sadly, the Philippines has sold its soul. Thirty six years ago a People Power revolution ousted the dictator Ferdinand Marcos after two decades of harsh authoritarian rule. Yesterday, in spite of a rousing and inspiring Pink Power would-be revolution, the dictator’s only son and namesake “Bongbong” Marcos Jr seems headed to ... <a title="Philippines forgets history and sells its soul for another Marcos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/philippines-forgets-history-and-sells-its-soul-for-another-marcos/" aria-label="Read more about Philippines forgets history and sells its soul for another Marcos">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2022
RNZ Pacific A stand-off was averted on Norfolk Island today when a couple occupying a historic house chose to leave rather than face criminal charges. The couple had been occupying one of the old officers’ houses in the Kingston World Heritage Site and the Canberra administrator had had police flown in from the mainland to ... <a title="Stand-off between protesters and police on Norfolk Island averted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/10/stand-off-between-protesters-and-police-on-norfolk-island-averted/" aria-label="Read more about Stand-off between protesters and police on Norfolk Island averted">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Humanitarian Coalition for Papua says that the unilateral creation of three new provinces in Papua by the Indonesian central government is like repeating the management model of Dutch colonial power. National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) head researcher Cahyo Pamungkas, who is part of the coalition, said that this policy ... <a title="Humanitarian group slams plan to divide Papua after draft law approved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/humanitarian-group-slams-plan-to-divide-papua-after-draft-law-approved/" aria-label="Read more about Humanitarian group slams plan to divide Papua after draft law approved">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2022
RNZ News A New Zealand protest flotilla has arrived outside the luxury Northland home of Russian oligarch Alexander Abramov. The eight vessels sailed to Helena Bay, north of Whangārei, early today to protest over the two-week-old Russian invasion of Ukraine facing the private estate owned by Abramov. Locals on kayaks and boats were expected to ... <a title="NZ war protest flotilla faces Russian oligarch’s luxury Northland estate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/13/nz-war-protest-flotilla-faces-russian-oligarchs-luxury-northland-estate/" aria-label="Read more about NZ war protest flotilla faces Russian oligarch’s luxury Northland estate">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Scores of Papuan activists have held a protest in front of the Army Strategic Reserves Command (Green Berets) headquarters in Central Jakarta, demanding that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo withdraw military troops from Papua, reports CNN Indonesia. The protesters, who came from the Pro-Democracy Alliance and the Greater Jakarta Papua Student Alliance ... <a title="Papuan activists protest in Jakarta, demand Jokowi pull troops in Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/11/papuan-activists-protest-in-jakarta-demand-jokowi-pull-troops-in-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan activists protest in Jakarta, demand Jokowi pull troops in Papua">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2022
RNZ News Twenty-eight of the anti-public health protesters who occupied New Zealand’s Parliament grounds over the past month have now tested positive for covid-19. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said 11 district health boards had reported covid-19 cases from the protest, including Wairarapa, Waitematā, Waikato, Taranaki, Southern, MidCentral, Tairawhiti, Hutt Valley, Counties Manukau, ... <a title="Covid-19: 28 Parliament protesters believed to have tested positive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/08/covid-19-28-parliament-protesters-believed-to-have-tested-positive/" aria-label="Read more about Covid-19: 28 Parliament protesters believed to have tested positive">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist All political parties have supported a motion in Parliament to recognise the “safe restoration of Parliament’s grounds” and the selfless service of emergency services. Yesterday, riot police moved in and dispersed the protest against covid-19 restrictions, which had occupied the Parliament grounds for 23 days. In response, ... <a title="Political parties condemn Parliament protesters, praise police actions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/political-parties-condemn-parliament-protesters-praise-police-actions/" aria-label="Read more about Political parties condemn Parliament protesters, praise police actions">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2022
RNZ News Police have begun a “significant investigation” into yesterday’s events at the Parliament protest and say they will hold people accountable for any criminal behaviour. Police Assistant Commissioner Richard Chambers has held a media conference to provide the latest information on the aftermath of the anti-covid public health measures protest. Chambers said police made ... <a title="Parliament protest aftermath – NZ police enter ‘significant investigation phase’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/03/parliament-protest-aftermath-nz-police-enter-significant-investigation-phase/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament protest aftermath – NZ police enter ‘significant investigation phase’">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2022
RNZ News Police are out in force in New Zealand’s capital Wellington after yesterday’s massive operation to clear the illegal anti-covid public health measures occupation of Parliament grounds. There were chaotic scenes as protesters scrambled to save what gear they could and some were pepper-sprayed. People set fire to trees and tents and loud bangs ... <a title="Police out in force after chaotic scenes end anti-mandate protest at NZ’s Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/03/police-out-in-force-after-chaotic-scenes-end-anti-mandate-protest-at-nzs-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Police out in force after chaotic scenes end anti-mandate protest at NZ’s Parliament">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2022
RNZ News The area around New Zealand’s Parliament has today been the scene of a full-day ordeal of violence as police removed protesters whose behaviour prompted the Prime Minister to say there were “words I cannot use in this environment for what I saw”. Early this morning, police launched an operation at Parliament and the ... <a title="NZ Parliament grounds ‘reclaimed’: Police operation ends 23-day protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/03/nz-parliament-grounds-reclaimed-police-operation-ends-23-day-protest/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Parliament grounds ‘reclaimed’: Police operation ends 23-day protest">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2022
RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is saddened and angered by protesters’ actions today, and that the New Zealand Parliament’s grounds have been “desecrated”. Ardern addressed media after an afternoon that saw fires lit, explosions and objects thrown at police as an anti-covid public health protest sparked violent scenes. There have been multiple ... <a title="PM Ardern denounces violence, ‘desecration’ outside Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/02/pm-ardern-denounces-violence-desecration-outside-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about PM Ardern denounces violence, ‘desecration’ outside Parliament">Read more</a>
