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August 20, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Taliban to immediately cease harassing and attacking journalists for their work, allow women journalists to broadcast the news, and permit the media to operate freely and independently. Since August 15, members of the Taliban have barred at least two female journalists from ... <a title="Taliban take 2 female state TV anchors off-air in Afghanistan, bash 2 journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/taliban-take-2-female-state-tv-anchors-off-air-in-afghanistan-bash-2-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Taliban take 2 female state TV anchors off-air in Afghanistan, bash 2 journalists">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on Indonesian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Papuan leader Victor Yeimo from custody. Benny Wenda, interim president of the ULMWP, said Yeimo was a “clear victim” of Indonesian racism and his health was deteriorating under captivity. Yeimo, spokesperson for the ... <a title="Papua’s Victor Yeimo must be set free immediately, says Wenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/papuas-victor-yeimo-must-be-set-free-immediately-says-wenda/" aria-label="Read more about Papua’s Victor Yeimo must be set free immediately, says Wenda">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand’s current cases of covid-19 — the first community outbreak for six months — have been linked to a traveller who arrived from Australia and was taken to Middlemore Hospital earlier this week. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield have provided a covid-19 update on day two ... <a title="NZ’s covid-19 outbreak linked to case from Australia – now 21 cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/nzs-covid-19-outbreak-linked-to-case-from-australia-now-21-cases/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s covid-19 outbreak linked to case from Australia – now 21 cases">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Keith Locke After the fall of Kabul, the obvious question for New Zealanders is whether we should ever have joined the American war in Afghanistan. Labour and National politicians, who sent our Special Forces there, will say yes. The Greens, who opposed the war from the start, will say no. Back in 2001, ... <a title="New Zealand should never have joined the war in Afghanistan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/new-zealand-should-never-have-joined-the-war-in-afghanistan/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand should never have joined the war in Afghanistan">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Gillespie, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Spotted tree frog Michael Williams/Its A Wildlife Photography, Author provided Australia is home to more than 240 frog species, most of which occur nowhere else. Unfortunately, some frogs are beyond help, with four Australian species officially listed as ... <a title="We name the 26 Australian frogs at greatest risk of extinction by 2040 — and how to save them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/we-name-the-26-australian-frogs-at-greatest-risk-of-extinction-by-2040-and-how-to-save-them-166339/" aria-label="Read more about We name the 26 Australian frogs at greatest risk of extinction by 2040 — and how to save them">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Click here to subscribe to Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup and New Zealand Politics Daily. Today’s content Alert level decision, expert advice Anneka Smith (RNZ): Lockdown extension likely for entire country, experts say Luke Malpass (Stuff): Why ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 20 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-august-20-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – August 20 2021">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Opinion by Najib Hedayat, courtesy of MakeLemonade.nz. EDITOR’S NOTE: Najib Hedayat came to New Zealand as an Afghan teenage refugee, and later graduated with a master’s commerce degree at the University of Canterbury. He completed much of his postgraduate thesis in Kabul, Afghanistan. According to special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), a unit created ... <a title="OP-ED: Reasons for the Afghan government collapse – Najib Hedayat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/op-ed-reasons-for-the-afghan-government-collapse-najib-hedayat/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Reasons for the Afghan government collapse – Najib Hedayat">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aidan Ricketts, Lecturer, School of Law and Justice, Southern Cross University Dan Peled/AAP Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently gave reporters in Canberra a “lesson” in what kinds of protest he thinks work best. Last week, he condemned Extinction Rebellion protesters who sprayed graffiti on Parliament House and ... <a title="Can a polite sign lead to political change? What kinds of protest work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/can-a-polite-sign-lead-to-political-change-what-kinds-of-protest-work-166023/" aria-label="Read more about Can a polite sign lead to political change? What kinds of protest work?">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University Mick Tsikas/AAP We’re currently in the midst of one of the most challenging times during the pandemic in Australia, and we’re all struggling. Frustration with the situation is at an all-time high and questions are being raised about all aspects ... <a title="Should we give up on COVID-zero? Until most of us are vaccinated, we can’t live with the virus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/should-we-give-up-on-covid-zero-until-most-of-us-are-vaccinated-we-cant-live-with-the-virus-166269/" aria-label="Read more about Should we give up on COVID-zero? Until most of us are vaccinated, we can’t live with the virus">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor, James Cook University Richard Woodgett Snorkellers on the Great Barrier Reef have discovered a huge coral more than 400 years old which is thought to have survived 80 major cyclones, numerous coral bleaching events and centuries of exposure to other threats. We ... <a title="Snorkellers discover rare, giant 400-year-old coral – one of the oldest on the Great Barrier Reef" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/snorkellers-discover-rare-giant-400-year-old-coral-one-of-the-oldest-on-the-great-barrier-reef-166278/" aria-label="Read more about Snorkellers discover rare, giant 400-year-old coral – one of the oldest on the Great Barrier Reef">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Shine, Journalism Discipline Lead, Curtin University Shutterstock For many teachers, news coverage of education seems to be unrelentingly negative. They say this is particularly noticeable in reporting of results of standardised tests such as NAPLAN and the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which seems ... <a title="8 out of 10 teachers think education news is negative and demoralising. Some have even left because of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/8-out-of-10-teachers-think-education-news-is-negative-and-demoralising-some-have-even-left-because-of-it-162610/" aria-label="Read more about 8 out of 10 teachers think education news is negative and demoralising. Some have even left because of it">Read more</a>
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August 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick D. Nunn, Professor of Geography, School of Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast A submerged coconut palm on Kadavu Island, Fiji. Ethan Daniels/shutterstock The small boat sliced its way through the waveless ocean. The Fiji air was warm and still, the silhouettes of distant islands ... <a title="Friday essay: how ancient beliefs in underwater worlds can shed light in a time of rising sea levels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/20/friday-essay-how-ancient-beliefs-in-underwater-worlds-can-shed-light-in-a-time-of-rising-sea-levels-164154/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: how ancient beliefs in underwater worlds can shed light in a time of rising sea levels">Read more</a>
