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September 18, 2024
By Efe Özkan Pro-Palestinian anti-war activists in Australia have protested in Melbourne, disrupting a defence expo set to open on Wednesday. Protesters gathered yesterday in front of companies connected to weapons manufacturing across Melbourne as police were called to prevent an escalation of the events, according to 7News Melbourne. Many police cars and units were ... <a title="Pro-Palestinian activists hold protests to disrupt defence expo in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/pro-palestinian-activists-hold-protests-to-disrupt-defence-expo-in-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Palestinian activists hold protests to disrupt defence expo in Australia">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2024
By Luka Forman, RNZ journalist A new poll shows a significant number of New Zealanders support recognising Palestine as a state and applying sanctions against Israel. Commissioned by advocacy group Justice for Palestine and conducted by Talbot-Mills, the poll found support for recognising Palestinian statehood and sanctions for Israel was higher among young people. It ... <a title="New poll shows NZ support for recognising Palestinian statehood, sanctioning Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/17/new-poll-shows-nz-support-for-recognising-palestinian-statehood-sanctioning-israel/" aria-label="Read more about New poll shows NZ support for recognising Palestinian statehood, sanctioning Israel">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2024
BDS National Committee The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition in Palestinian society leading the global BDS movement, has called for immediate pressure on all states to support the updated resolution tabled at the UN General Assembly calling for sanctions on Israel. The resolution is aimed at enacting the July 2024 Advisory Opinion ... <a title="Call for UN sanctions on Israel to implement ICJ ruling on illegality of Palestine occupation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/17/call-for-un-sanctions-on-israel-to-implement-icj-ruling-on-illegality-of-palestine-occupation/" aria-label="Read more about Call for UN sanctions on Israel to implement ICJ ruling on illegality of Palestine occupation">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2024
COMMENTARY: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta The Land of Papua is widely known as a land full of milk and honey. It is a name widely known in Indonesia that refers to the western half of the island of New Guinea. Its natural wealth and beauty are special treasures entrusted by the Creator to the ... <a title="Papuan aspirations at stake in divided Melanesian Spearhead Group politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/17/papuan-aspirations-at-stake-in-divided-melanesian-spearhead-group-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan aspirations at stake in divided Melanesian Spearhead Group politics">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
COMMENTARY: By David Robie Vietnam’s famous Củ Chi tunnel network was on our bucket list for years. For me, it was for more than half a century, ever since I had been editor of the Melbourne Sunday Observer, which campaigned against Australian (and New Zealand) involvement in the unjust Vietnam War — redubbed the “American ... <a title="Up close and friendly with Vietnam’s war relic Củ Chi tunnels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/up-close-and-friendly-with-vietnams-war-relic-cu-chi-tunnels/" aria-label="Read more about Up close and friendly with Vietnam’s war relic Củ Chi tunnels">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2024
COMMENTARY: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta Pope Francis has completed his historic first visit to Southeast Asian and Pacific nations. The papal apostolic visit covered Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore and Timor-Leste. This visit is furst to the region after he was elected as the leader of the Catholic Church based in Rome and also ... <a title="Pope Francis – a message of peace and real change in Pacific political struggles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/15/pope-francis-a-message-of-peace-and-real-change-in-pacific-political-struggles/" aria-label="Read more about Pope Francis – a message of peace and real change in Pacific political struggles">Read more</a>
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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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September 13, 2024
SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News West Papuan independence advocate Octo Mote is in Aotearoa New Zealand to win support for independence for West Papua, which has been ruled by Indonesia for more than 60 years. Mote is vice-president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and is ... <a title="West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/13/west-papuan-independence-advocate-seeks-nz-support-against-genocide-ecocide/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Two open letters on the genocidal Israeli war against Palestinian sent to The Press for publication that have been ignored in the continued Aotearoa New Zealand media silence over 11 months of atrocities. Both letters have been sent to the Christchurch morning daily newspaper by the co-presenter of the Plains FM radio ... <a title="Open letters on Gaza that The Press shunned – the Handala protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/open-letters-on-gaza-that-the-press-shunned-the-handala-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Open letters on Gaza that The Press shunned – the Handala protest">Read more</a>
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September 12, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The Victorian Greens have demanded an independent inquiry into Australian police tactics and alleged excessive use of force today against antiwar protesters at the Land Forces expo in Melbourne. State Greens leader Ellen Sandell said her party had lodged a formal protest to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC). “We have seen ... <a title="Greens accuse Australian police of ‘excessive force’ against anti-war protesters at arms expo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/12/greens-accuse-australian-police-of-excessive-force-against-anti-war-protesters-at-arms-expo/" aria-label="Read more about Greens accuse Australian police of ‘excessive force’ against anti-war protesters at arms expo">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
With similar Israel divestment motions having been passed at City of Sydney and Canterbury/Bankstown Councils, many had expected the motion to pass in what is supposed to be one of the most progressive areas of Sydney. Wendy Bacon reports on what went wrong. INVESTIGATION: By Wendy Bacon Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and the West ... <a title="Rightwing astroturfers infiltrate Australian local councils, fire up unrest over Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/rightwing-astroturfers-infiltrate-australian-local-councils-fire-up-unrest-over-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Rightwing astroturfers infiltrate Australian local councils, fire up unrest over Israel">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Student Justice for Palestine Pōneke After almost a year of consistent pressure from the student body, the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) Foundation has announced its divestment from all Israeli government bonds and shares of companies listed in Israel. The foundation had previously reported having close to $50,000 invested in Israeli government bonds, which finance ... <a title="Student pressure forces Victoria University Foundation to divest from Israeli bonds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/student-pressure-forces-victoria-university-foundation-to-divest-from-israeli-bonds/" aria-label="Read more about Student pressure forces Victoria University Foundation to divest from Israeli bonds">Read more</a>
