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NZ protesters honour killed Gaza journalists – ‘targeted’ say press freedom groups

March 29, 2025

Pacific Media Watch Global press freedom organisations have condemned the killing of two journalists in Gaza this week, who died in separate targeted airstrikes by the Israeli armed forces. And protesters in Aotearoa New Zealand dedicated their week 77 rally and march in the heart of Auckland to their memory, declaring “Journalism is not a ... <a title="NZ protesters honour killed Gaza journalists – ‘targeted’ say press freedom groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/29/nz-protesters-honour-killed-gaza-journalists-targeted-say-press-freedom-groups/" aria-label="Read more about NZ protesters honour killed Gaza journalists – ‘targeted’ say press freedom groups">Read more</a>

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Israel’s genocide is expanding into the West Bank – but Western media ‘ignores’ it

March 2, 2025

Pacific Media Watch With international media’s attention on the Israeli and Palestinian captives exchange,  Israel’s military and settlers have been forcibly displacing tens of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, says Al Jazeera’s Listening Post media programme. The European Union has condemned Israel’s military operation in West Bank, attacking and killing refugees, and ... <a title="Israel’s genocide is expanding into the West Bank – but Western media ‘ignores’ it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/02/israels-genocide-is-expanding-into-the-west-bank-but-western-media-ignores-it/" aria-label="Read more about Israel’s genocide is expanding into the West Bank – but Western media ‘ignores’ it">Read more</a>

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Eugene Doyle: Trump and foolish old men who redraw maps

February 10, 2025

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle It generally ends badly.  An old tyrant embarks on an ill-considered project that involves redrawing maps. They are heedless to wise counsel and indifferent to indigenous interests or experience.  Before they fail, are killed, deposed or otherwise disposed of, these vicious old men can cause immense harm. To see Trump through ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Trump and foolish old men who redraw maps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/10/eugene-doyle-trump-and-foolish-old-men-who-redraw-maps/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Trump and foolish old men who redraw maps">Read more</a>

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Trump’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ Gaza idea dismissed by analysts – rejected by Jordan, Egypt on ‘Day of Return’

January 28, 2025

Asia Pacific Report UN President Donald Trump’s idea of mass expulsion of Palestinians in Gaza to Jordan and Egypt has been dismissed by analysts as unaccepable “ethnic cleansing” and rejected by the governments of both neigbouring countries. Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani, a nonresident research fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs and ... <a title="Trump’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ Gaza idea dismissed by analysts – rejected by Jordan, Egypt on ‘Day of Return’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/trumps-ethnic-cleansing-gaza-idea-dismissed-by-analysts-rejected-by-jordan-egypt-on-day-of-return/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ Gaza idea dismissed by analysts – rejected by Jordan, Egypt on ‘Day of Return’">Read more</a>

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Al Jazeera says correspondent’s arrest latest bid to gag Jenin coverage

January 24, 2025

Pacific Media Watch The Al Jazeera Network has condemned the arrest of its occupied West Bank correspondent by Palestinian security services as a bid by the Israeli occupation to “block media coverage” of the military attack on Jenin. Israeli soldiers have killed at least 12 Palestinians in the three-day military assault that has rendered the ... <a title="Al Jazeera says correspondent’s arrest latest bid to gag Jenin coverage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/al-jazeera-says-correspondents-arrest-latest-bid-to-gag-jenin-coverage/" aria-label="Read more about Al Jazeera says correspondent’s arrest latest bid to gag Jenin coverage">Read more</a>

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Five journalists killed by Israeli air strike near hospital – media watchdogs condemn killings

December 26, 2024

Pacific Media Watch Five Palestinian journalists have been killed in a new Israeli strike near a hospital in central Gaza after four reporters were killed last week, reports Al Jazeera citing authorities and media in the besieged enclave. The journalists from the Al-Quds Today channel were covering events near al-Awda Hospital, located in the Nuseirat ... <a title="Five journalists killed by Israeli air strike near hospital – media watchdogs condemn killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/26/five-journalists-killed-by-israeli-air-strike-near-hospital-media-watchdogs-condemn-killings/" aria-label="Read more about Five journalists killed by Israeli air strike near hospital – media watchdogs condemn killings">Read more</a>

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Kia kaha Lebanon: NZ media only tell half your story of struggle

November 21, 2024

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution — for the fourth time — in Israel’s war on Gaza, while Hezbollah demands a complete ceasefire and “protection of Lebanon’s sovereignty” in any deal with Israel. Amid the death and devastation, Joe Hendren reflects on his time in Lebanon and examines what the ... <a title="Kia kaha Lebanon: NZ media only tell half your story of struggle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/21/kia-kaha-lebanon-nz-media-only-tell-half-your-story-of-struggle/" aria-label="Read more about Kia kaha Lebanon: NZ media only tell half your story of struggle">Read more</a>

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Jonathan Cook: Israel kills the journalists. Western media kills the truth of genocide in Gaza

November 4, 2024

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Western publics are being subjected to a campaign of psychological warfare, where genocide is classed as ‘self-defence’ and opposition to it ‘terrorism’. Jonathan Cook reports as the world marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists at the weekend. ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: Israel kills the journalists. Western media kills the truth of genocide in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/04/jonathan-cook-israel-kills-the-journalists-western-media-kills-the-truth-of-genocide-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: Israel kills the journalists. Western media kills the truth of genocide in Gaza">Read more</a>

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Caitlin Johnstone: Israel continues its war on journalism

October 25, 2024

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone An Israeli airstrike destroyed the press office of the Lebanese news broadcaster Al Mayadeen on Wednesday night, continuing Israel’s historically unprecedented military assault on the press. Also in continuation of Israel’s war on journalism, the IDF has published the names of six ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: Israel continues its war on journalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/25/caitlin-johnstone-israel-continues-its-war-on-journalism/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: Israel continues its war on journalism">Read more</a>

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RSF calls on UN to investigate Israeli attack killing photojournalist Issam Abdallah

September 15, 2024

Pacific Media Watch A month before the anniversary of the death of photojournalist Issam Abdallah — killed by an Israeli strike while reporting in southern Lebanon — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 10 organisations have sent a letter to the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel. The ... <a title="RSF calls on UN to investigate Israeli attack killing photojournalist Issam Abdallah" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/15/rsf-calls-on-un-to-investigate-israeli-attack-killing-photojournalist-issam-abdallah/" aria-label="Read more about RSF calls on UN to investigate Israeli attack killing photojournalist Issam Abdallah">Read more</a>

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Media watchdog says Al Jazeera paying ‘devastating price’ in warning on Gaza reporter

August 14, 2024

Pacific Media Watch A global media watchdog has expressed concern for the safety of an Al Jazeera reporter after false claims by the Israeli military. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it was concerned for Anas al-Sharif, Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondent in northern Gaza, after an Israel military spokesperson accused him of “presenting a ... <a title="Media watchdog says Al Jazeera paying ‘devastating price’ in warning on Gaza reporter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/media-watchdog-says-al-jazeera-paying-devastating-price-in-warning-on-gaza-reporter/" aria-label="Read more about Media watchdog says Al Jazeera paying ‘devastating price’ in warning on Gaza reporter">Read more</a>

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Gaza killings and the death of Western journalism – why the shocking silence?

August 3, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Mohamad Elmasry On Wednesday, the Israeli army killed two more Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi were working when they were struck by Israeli forces in Gaza City. Al-Ghoul, whose Al Jazeera reports were popular among Arab audiences, was wearing a press vest at the time he was killed. The ... <a title="Gaza killings and the death of Western journalism – why the shocking silence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/03/gaza-killings-and-the-death-of-western-journalism-why-the-shocking-silence/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza killings and the death of Western journalism – why the shocking silence?">Read more</a>