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Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence

February 15, 2026

COMMENTARY: By Maher Nazzal The Epstein Files were never just about one man. Jeffrey Epstein didn’t operate in a vacuum. His crimes were grotesque, systematic, and, crucially, protected for decades. That alone should unsettle anyone who believes power is held accountable. What’s disturbing isn’t only what he did, but what didn’t happen afterwards. How does ... <a title="Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/maher-nazzal-the-epstein-files-the-real-scandal-is-the-silence/" aria-label="Read more about Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence">Read more</a>

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UpScrolled – the Australian pro-Palestine platform shaking up global social media

January 30, 2026

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – By Agnese Boffano in London As Meta, TikTok, Instagram and X continue to dominate online social spaces, a new platform called UpScrolled has entered the scene. It is not built around dances or memes, but instead positions itself as a space promising fewer shadowbans and greater ... <a title="UpScrolled – the Australian pro-Palestine platform shaking up global social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/upscrolled-the-australian-pro-palestine-platform-shaking-up-global-social-media/" aria-label="Read more about UpScrolled – the Australian pro-Palestine platform shaking up global social media">Read more</a>

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UpScrolled – the pro-Palestine platform shaking up social media

January 30, 2026

By Agnese Boffano in London As Meta, TikTok, Instagram and X continue to dominate online social spaces, a new platform called UpScrolled has entered the scene. It is not built around dances or memes, but instead positions itself as a space promising fewer shadowbans and greater freedom of political expression, particularly for pro-Palestinian voices. So, ... <a title="UpScrolled – the pro-Palestine platform shaking up social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/upscrolled-the-pro-palestine-platform-shaking-up-social-media/" aria-label="Read more about UpScrolled – the pro-Palestine platform shaking up social media">Read more</a>

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One year into Trump’s second term – repressive US president on track to join world’s worst press freedom predators

January 19, 2026

After winning re-election in 2024, Donald Trump promised to be a dictator “on day one”. When it comes to press freedom, he has kept his word, extending the war on the press he launched while running for his first term with grave attacks on access to reliable information worldwide. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which monitors ... <a title="One year into Trump’s second term – repressive US president on track to join world’s worst press freedom predators" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/one-year-into-trumps-second-term-repressive-us-president-on-track-to-join-worlds-worst-press-freedom-predators/" aria-label="Read more about One year into Trump’s second term – repressive US president on track to join world’s worst press freedom predators">Read more</a>

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Censorship crusade: Israel targets platforms and online archives to ‘rewrite Gaza’

November 7, 2025

SPECIAL REPORT: By Robert Inlakesh Israelis are determined to erase the evidence of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, through the use of paid and instructed propagandists to reshape the historical record. Zionists have also taken over social media platforms. Those who are critical of Israel are being censored or arrested. From YouTube to X, Wikipedia, and ... <a title="Censorship crusade: Israel targets platforms and online archives to ‘rewrite Gaza’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/07/censorship-crusade-israel-targets-platforms-and-online-archives-to-rewrite-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Censorship crusade: Israel targets platforms and online archives to ‘rewrite Gaza’">Read more</a>

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RSF expresses ‘regret’ over new Israeli Supreme Court delay on Gaza media access

November 3, 2025

Pacific Media Watch The Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says it “regrets” the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to grant the Tel Aviv government 30 days to respond to a petition to allow journalists access to the Gaza Strip following the ceasefire. RSF said in a statement it believes the blockade on ... <a title="RSF expresses ‘regret’ over new Israeli Supreme Court delay on Gaza media access" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/03/rsf-expresses-regret-over-new-israeli-supreme-court-delay-on-gaza-media-access/" aria-label="Read more about RSF expresses ‘regret’ over new Israeli Supreme Court delay on Gaza media access">Read more</a>

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Chris Hedges: The betrayal of Palestinian journalists

September 3, 2025

The colleagues of these Palestinian journalists in the Western press broadcast from the border fence with Gaza decked out in flak jackets and helmets, where they have as much chance of being hit by shrapnel or a bullet as being struck by an asteroid. They scurry like lemmings to briefings by Israeli officials. They are ... <a title="Chris Hedges: The betrayal of Palestinian journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/chris-hedges-the-betrayal-of-palestinian-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hedges: The betrayal of Palestinian journalists">Read more</a>

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Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior to return for 40th anniversary of French bombing

May 15, 2025

By Russel Norman The iconic Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior will return to Aotearoa this year to mark the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the original campaign ship at Marsden Wharf in Auckland by French secret agents on 10 July 1985. The return to Aotearoa comes at a pivotal moment — when the fight to ... <a title="Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior to return for 40th anniversary of French bombing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/15/greenpeace-flagship-rainbow-warrior-to-return-for-40th-anniversary-of-french-bombing/" aria-label="Read more about Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior to return for 40th anniversary of French bombing">Read more</a>

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Trump’s racist, corrupt agenda – like a bank robbery in broad daylight

April 16, 2025

EDITORIAL: By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal US President Donald Trump and his team is pursuing a white man’s racist agenda that is corrupt at its core. Trump’s advisor Elon Musk, who often seems to be the actual president, is handing his companies multiple contracts as his team takes over or takes ... <a title="Trump’s racist, corrupt agenda – like a bank robbery in broad daylight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/trumps-racist-corrupt-agenda-like-a-bank-robbery-in-broad-daylight/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s racist, corrupt agenda – like a bank robbery in broad daylight">Read more</a>

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Trump silences Voice of America – end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill?

March 26, 2025

ANALYSIS: By Valerie A. Cooper, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Of all the contradictions and ironies of Donald Trump’s second presidency so far, perhaps the most surprising has been his shutting down the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for being “radical propaganda”. Critics have long accused the agency — and its ... <a title="Trump silences Voice of America – end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/26/trump-silences-voice-of-america-end-of-a-propaganda-machine-or-void-for-china-and-russia-to-fill/" aria-label="Read more about Trump silences Voice of America – end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill?">Read more</a>

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Caitlin Johnstone: Even more assaults on free speech to silence criticism of Israel

March 13, 2025

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Notes from The Edge of the Narrative MatrixActing on orders from the White House, immigration agents arrested a Columbia University graduate for deportation due to his leadership of campus protests against Israel’s genocidal atrocities in Gaza last year. Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: Even more assaults on free speech to silence criticism of Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/13/caitlin-johnstone-even-more-assaults-on-free-speech-to-silence-criticism-of-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: Even more assaults on free speech to silence criticism of Israel">Read more</a>

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In the quest to appease Israel, the media undermine our basic rights

February 14, 2025

In its eagerness to appease supporters of Israel, the media is happy to ride roughshod over due process and basic rights. It’s damaging Australia’s (and New Zealand’s?) democracy. COMMENTARY: By Bernard Keane Two moments stand out so far from the Federal Court hearings relating to Antoinette Lattouf’s sacking by the ABC, insofar as they demonstrate ... <a title="In the quest to appease Israel, the media undermine our basic rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/14/in-the-quest-to-appease-israel-the-media-undermine-our-basic-rights/" aria-label="Read more about In the quest to appease Israel, the media undermine our basic rights">Read more</a>