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March 19, 2025
Asia Pacific Report At least 400 people have been killed after a surprise Israeli attack on Gaza in the early hours of Tuesday. The Israeli government vows to continue escalating these military attacks, claiming it is in response to Hamas’ refusal to extend the ceasefire, which has been in place since January 19. But is ... <a title="Netanyahu commits a new ‘bloodbath in Gaza’ to save himself" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/19/netanyahu-commits-a-new-bloodbath-in-gaza-to-save-himself/" aria-label="Read more about Netanyahu commits a new ‘bloodbath in Gaza’ to save himself">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – A Palestinian-Australian man has been criminally charged for voicing criticisms of Zionism during a protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. He could spend months in prison. The Age reports that restaurant owner Hash Tayeh has been charged with four counts of “using insulting words in public” ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: Zionism is strangling free speech in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/09/caitlin-johnstone-zionism-is-strangling-free-speech-in-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: Zionism is strangling free speech in Australia">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Egyptian, Palestinian and Israeli authorities to allow foreign journalists into Gaza in the wake of the three-phase ceasefire agreement set to to begin on Sunday. The New York-based global media watchdog urged the international community “to independently investigate the deliberate targeting of journalists ... <a title="Global watchdog calls for ‘open’ probe into crimes against Gaza media as ceasefire agreed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/16/global-watchdog-calls-for-open-probe-into-crimes-against-gaza-media-as-ceasefire-agreed/" aria-label="Read more about Global watchdog calls for ‘open’ probe into crimes against Gaza media as ceasefire agreed">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn now to Gaza, where Israel’s assault on the besieged strip continues despite ongoing talks over a possible ceasefire. Palestinian authorities say 5000 people are missing or have been killed in this first 100 days of Israel’s ... <a title="‘Journalism is not a crime’: Gaza reporter slams international press as journalist death toll rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/journalism-is-not-a-crime-gaza-reporter-slams-international-press-as-journalist-death-toll-rises/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Journalism is not a crime’: Gaza reporter slams international press as journalist death toll rises">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A Palestine solidarity advocate today appealed to New Zealanders to shed their feelings of powerlessness over the Gaza genocide and “take action” in support of an effective global strategy of boycott, divestment and sanctions. “Many of us have become addicted to ‘doom scrolling’ — reading or watching more and more articles on ... <a title="Palestinian solidarity activists call for ‘action’ in BDS boycott over Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/12/palestinian-solidarity-activists-call-for-action-in-bds-boycott-over-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinian solidarity activists call for ‘action’ in BDS boycott over Gaza">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Israel is forcing two hospitals in northern Gaza to evacuate under threat of attack as its ethnic cleansing campaign continues. Israeli forces have surrounded the Indonesian Hospital, where many staff and patients sought shelter after nearby Kamal Adwan Hospital was destroyed in an Israeli raid last week, reports Al Jazeera. Late on ... <a title="Israel orders patients, staff to ‘evacuate’ last two hospitals in northern Gaza siege" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/04/israel-orders-patients-staff-to-evacuate-last-two-hospitals-in-northern-gaza-siege/" aria-label="Read more about Israel orders patients, staff to ‘evacuate’ last two hospitals in northern Gaza siege">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, has called on “medical professionals worldwide” to suspend ties with Israel in an act of solidarity with the more than “1000 colleagues of yours” killed in Gaza over the past 14 months. Countless more Palestinian medical workers “were ... <a title="‘Suspend Israel ties’ plea to global medical professionals – Auckland hospital protest vigil over Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/04/suspend-israel-ties-plea-to-global-medical-professionals-auckland-hospital-protest-vigil-over-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Suspend Israel ties’ plea to global medical professionals – Auckland hospital protest vigil over Gaza">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2025
By Maram Humaid in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Journalists gathered at Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital expressed outrage and confusion about the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) decision to shut down Al Jazeera’s office in the occupied West Bank. “Shutting down a major outlet like Al Jazeera is a crime against journalism,” said freelance journalist Ikhlas al-Qarnawi. “Al Jazeera ... <a title="‘Crime against journalism’: Gaza journalists slam PA’s Al Jazeera ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/03/crime-against-journalism-gaza-journalists-slam-pas-al-jazeera-ban/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Crime against journalism’: Gaza journalists slam PA’s Al Jazeera ban">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab As 2024 came to a close and we have stepped into a new year overshadowed by ongoing atrocities, have you stopped to consider how these events are reshaping your world? Did you notice how your future — and that of generations to ... <a title="Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab: The Palestine tragedy – why it should matter to you and our world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/03/katrina-mitchell-kouttab-the-palestine-tragedy-why-it-should-matter-to-you-and-our-world/" aria-label="Read more about Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab: The Palestine tragedy – why it should matter to you and our world">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A broad coalition of civil society organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand have signed an open letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters urging the coalition government to refuse to accept the credentials of a new Israeli ambassador while the state continues to disregard international law and to commit war crimes. The term ... <a title="Civil society groups call on NZ to bar new Israeli envoy over ‘flagrant’ Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/civil-society-groups-call-on-nz-to-bar-new-israeli-envoy-over-flagrant-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Civil society groups call on NZ to bar new Israeli envoy over ‘flagrant’ Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip — but three of the isolated nine countries that voted against are Pacific island states, including Papua New Guinea. The assembly passed a resolution yesterday demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, which ... <a title="UN overwhelmingly backs immediate Gaza ceasefire – but 3 Pacific nations vote against" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/12/un-overwhelmingly-backs-immediate-gaza-ceasefire-but-3-pacific-nations-vote-against/" aria-label="Read more about UN overwhelmingly backs immediate Gaza ceasefire – but 3 Pacific nations vote against">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2024
By Apenisa Waqairadovu in Suva Fiji’s coalition government has come under scrutiny over allegations of human rights violations. Speaking at the commemoration of International Human Rights Day in Suva on Tuesday, the chair of the Coalition of NGOs, Shamima Ali, claimed that — like the previous FijiFirst administration — the coalition government has demonstrated a ... <a title="Fiji government accused over human rights violations, free speech curb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/12/fiji-government-accused-over-human-rights-violations-free-speech-curb/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji government accused over human rights violations, free speech curb">Read more</a>
