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January 16, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle If you want to understand what’s going on in Iran, abandon what the Persians invented centuries ago: Manichaeism. We use the term today to denote political framing which is simplistic, black-and-white, two-dimensional — a world of Angels (us) and Demons (them). This article recognises multiple perspectives, including those of an activist ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Iran in the vortex – what’s really going on and the ‘invisible hand’ of Israel?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/eugene-doyle-iran-in-the-vortex-whats-really-going-on-and-the-invisible-hand-of-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Iran in the vortex – what’s really going on and the ‘invisible hand’ of Israel?">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2022
In this, the 23rd episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning analyse the significance of public protests that have challenged authoritarian rule in both the People’s Republic of China and in the Republic of Iran.
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December 1, 2022
LIVE@MIDDAY NZ Time – 6pm USEST – In this, the 23rd episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning will analyse the significance of public protests that have challenged authoritarian rule in both the People’s Republic of China and in the Republic of Iran. Paul will ... <a title="Live Midday Today: A People’s Protest Rises Within the PRC and Iran – Buchanan and Manning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/01/live-midday-today-a-peoples-protest-rises-within-the-prc-and-iran-buchanan-and-manning/" aria-label="Read more about Live Midday Today: A People’s Protest Rises Within the PRC and Iran – Buchanan and Manning">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2022
RNZ News An academic says hostage diplomacy is a well-known tactic of the Iranian regime and New Zealanders should not go to the country. Topher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray are understood to have been detained for months after entering Iran. The New Zealand government negotiated for the safe release of the pair but has remained ... <a title="Academic warns of more hostage crises as ‘revolution’ unfolds in Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/27/academic-warns-of-more-hostage-crises-as-revolution-unfolds-in-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Academic warns of more hostage crises as ‘revolution’ unfolds in Iran">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Tony Walker, La Trobe University As protests in Iran drag on into their fourth week over the violent death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman, there are two central questions. The first is whether these protests involving women and girls across Iran are different from upheavals in the past, or ... <a title="Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum – but will they be enough to bring about change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/14/women-led-protests-in-iran-gather-momentum-but-will-they-be-enough-to-bring-about-change/" aria-label="Read more about Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum – but will they be enough to bring about change?">Read more</a>
