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June 18, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Ninety-five New Zealand lawyers — including nine king’s counsel — have signed a letter demanding Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Foreign Minister Winston Peters and two other ministers urge the government to take a stronger stand against Israel’s “catastrophic” actions in Gaza. The letter has been sent amid rising tensions in the region, ... <a title="95 lawyers demand stronger NZ stand over Israel amid Middle East tensions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/18/95-lawyers-demand-stronger-nz-stand-over-israel-amid-middle-east-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about 95 lawyers demand stronger NZ stand over Israel amid Middle East tensions">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Two Palestinian resistance groups have condemned “the brutal assault” on prisoners at Ofer Prison, saying it was “barbaric criminal behaviour that reflects the fascist and terrorist nature of” Israel. In the joint statement, Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) called the attack a “miserable attempt” by Israel “to restore its shattered prestige”, ... <a title="Hamas, PIJ slam Israel’s ‘barbaric’ raid on Palestinians at Ofer Prison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/18/hamas-pij-slam-israels-barbaric-raid-on-palestinians-at-ofer-prison/" aria-label="Read more about Hamas, PIJ slam Israel’s ‘barbaric’ raid on Palestinians at Ofer Prison">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst, has condemned Israel’s extensive airstrikes on Syrian installations — reportedly 500 times in 72 hours, comparing them to historic Israeli actions justified as “security measures”. He criticised the hypocrisy of Israel’s security pretext endorsed by Western powers. Asked why Israel was bombing Syria and encroaching ... <a title="Why is Israel bombing Syria? – ‘because it can get away with it’, says Bishara" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/15/why-is-israel-bombing-syria-because-it-can-get-away-with-it-says-bishara/" aria-label="Read more about Why is Israel bombing Syria? – ‘because it can get away with it’, says Bishara">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
By Lillian Hanly, RNZ political reporter Members of the King’s Counsel, some of New Zealand’s most senior legal minds, say the controversial Treaty Principles Bill “seeks to rewrite the Treaty itself” and are calling on the prime minister and the coalition government to “act responsibly now and abandon” it. More than 40 KCs have written ... <a title="Senior NZ lawyers call for Treaty Principles Bill to be abandoned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/senior-nz-lawyers-call-for-treaty-principles-bill-to-be-abandoned/" aria-label="Read more about Senior NZ lawyers call for Treaty Principles Bill to be abandoned">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2023
Jubi News The Human Rights Lawyers Association (PAHAM) Papua has demanded a “thorough and impartial” investigation into the death of Michelle Kurisi, a civilian involved in gathering information about a New Zealand pilot held hostage by West Papuan pro-independence fighters. She was tragically killed on August 28 in Kolawa District, Lanny Jaya Regency, in the ... <a title="Papuan lawyers call for impartial probe into woman killed over NZ hostage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/06/papuan-lawyers-call-for-impartial-probe-into-woman-killed-over-nz-hostage/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan lawyers call for impartial probe into woman killed over NZ hostage">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2023
By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby Legal proceedings are expected to take place if the temporary ban on the songs of Jason Suisui — popularly known as Jayrex — is not lifted, warns his lawyer Philip Tabuchi. “In the event this temporary ban is not uplifted [sic], our client will have no choice but to ... <a title="Jayrex’s lawyers threaten lawsuit if PNG music ban isn’t lifted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/23/jayrexs-lawyers-threaten-lawsuit-if-png-music-ban-isnt-lifted/" aria-label="Read more about Jayrex’s lawyers threaten lawsuit if PNG music ban isn’t lifted">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2023
RNZ Pacific Transparency International Papua New Guinea has welcomed the conviction of lawyer Paul Paraka as the police confirm they are widening the investigation into the fraud case. The NGO admits the depths of Paraka’s activities, revealed by the case, are very worrying. Paraka, who had operated his own eponymous law firm, was convicted of ... <a title="Transparency PNG calls for further charges over ‘worrying’ Paraka case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/03/transparency-png-calls-for-further-charges-over-worrying-paraka-case/" aria-label="Read more about Transparency PNG calls for further charges over ‘worrying’ Paraka case">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Richard Naidu Who’s broken the law? “Separation of powers” and all that stuff. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s hour-long news conference on Saturday, January 21, seems mostly to have followed the usual FijiFirst party format. He pontificated at length while his party’s MPs stood silently behind him. From what I could tell, Sayed-Khaiyum’s speech was a ... <a title="‘Claims a serious matter’ – lawyer Richard Naidu responds to Sayed-Khaiyum’s attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/23/claims-a-serious-matter-lawyer-richard-naidu-responds-to-sayed-khaiyums-attack/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Claims a serious matter’ – lawyer Richard Naidu responds to Sayed-Khaiyum’s attack">Read more</a>
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December 29, 2022
By Timoci Vula in Suva Fiji lawyer and former human rights activist Imrana Jalal has offered a “warning” to her motherland that should people be investigated, prosecuted or dismissed, it must be done within the rule of law. In a social media posting on her Facebook page, Jalal wrote: “A WARNING to ourselves in Fiji ... <a title="Fiji lawyer Imrana Jalal’s warning: ‘No victimisation or targeted prosecutions’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/29/fiji-lawyer-imrana-jalals-warning-no-victimisation-or-targeted-prosecutions/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji lawyer Imrana Jalal’s warning: ‘No victimisation or targeted prosecutions’">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2022
OBITUARY: By Helen Nalina Reddy, Jai Ram Reddy’s daughter “My FijiI offer a vision which sees this beloved land of ours united in its diversity, forged out of its adversity, and built on trust. I offer you a vision of Fiji which historians will say that, in the midst of tragedy, we found courage and ... <a title="Helen Reddy: A tribute to my father, Fiji’s visionary Jai Ram Reddy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/30/helen-reddy-a-tribute-to-my-father-fijis-visionary-jai-ram-reddy/" aria-label="Read more about Helen Reddy: A tribute to my father, Fiji’s visionary Jai Ram Reddy">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Amnesty International and Civicus have called on the Fiji government to drop contempt of court charges against a lawyer in Fiji for exercising his right to freedom of expression. On 27 June 2022, Fiji’s Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum filed charges for contempt of court against senior lawyer and former journalist Richard Naidu ... <a title="Amnesty, Civicus condemn Fiji spelling mistake contempt lawsuit as ‘violation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/10/amnesty-civicus-condemn-fiji-spelling-mistake-contempt-lawsuit-as-violation/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty, Civicus condemn Fiji spelling mistake contempt lawsuit as ‘violation’">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2022
By Luke Nacei in Suva Foreign investors could be sent to jail in Fiji for breaking a new investment law, says the prominent Suva law firm Munro Leys. The company said the “vague and unsatisfactory” new Investment Act could create greater uncertainty for foreign investors. In a legal alert to its clients, Munro Leys lawyers ... <a title="Fiji’s new investment law leads to ‘confusion and risk’, say lawyers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/fijis-new-investment-law-leads-to-confusion-and-risk-say-lawyers/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s new investment law leads to ‘confusion and risk’, say lawyers">Read more</a>
