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January 27, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk More leading Indonesian figures have made racial slurs against Natalius Pigai, former chair of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) – and all West Papuans, says United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) interim president Benny Wenda. “Since the illegal Indonesian invasion in 1963, Indonesian elites have made clear their ... <a title="State-sanctioned racism against West Papuans ‘shows Jakarta’s true agenda’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/state-sanctioned-racism-against-west-papuans-shows-jakartas-true-agenda/" aria-label="Read more about State-sanctioned racism against West Papuans ‘shows Jakarta’s true agenda’">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Alex Baumann, Western Sydney University and Samuel Alexander, University of Melbourne Among the many hard truths exposed by covid-19 is the huge disparity between the world’s rich and poor. As economies went into freefall, the world’s billionaires increased their already huge fortunes by 27.5 percent. And as many ordinary people lost their jobs ... <a title="We are the 1% – the wealth of many Australians puts them in an elite club wrecking the planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/27/we-are-the-1-the-wealth-of-many-australians-puts-them-in-an-elite-club-wrecking-the-planet/" aria-label="Read more about We are the 1% – the wealth of many Australians puts them in an elite club wrecking the planet">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller, University of Melbourne Terrorism, political extremism, Donald Trump, social media and the phenomenon of “cancel culture” are confronting journalists with a range of agonising free-speech dilemmas to which there are no easy answers. Do they allow a president of the United States to use their platforms to falsely and provocatively claim ... <a title="To publish or not to publish? The media’s free-speech dilemmas in a world of division, violence and extremism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/22/to-publish-or-not-to-publish-the-medias-free-speech-dilemmas-in-a-world-of-division-violence-and-extremism/" aria-label="Read more about To publish or not to publish? The media’s free-speech dilemmas in a world of division, violence and extremism">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Scott Lucas, University of Birmingham Politics doesn’t have to be a raging fire destroying everything in its path Two weeks after the storming of the US Capitol by the followers of his predecessor, in the middle of an out-of-control pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans, Joe Biden — the 46th president ... <a title="Joe Biden sends a clear message to watching world – America’s back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/21/joe-biden-sends-a-clear-message-to-watching-world-americas-back/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden sends a clear message to watching world – America’s back">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Jennifer S. Hunt, Australian National University Every four years on January 20, the US exercises a key tenant of democratic government: the peaceful transfer of power. This year, the scene looks a bit different. If the last US presidential inauguration in 2017 debuted the phrase “alternative facts”, the 2021 inauguration represents their deadly ... <a title="As Joe Biden becomes president, US still reels from deadly consequences of ‘alternative facts’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/20/as-joe-biden-becomes-president-us-still-reels-from-deadly-consequences-of-alternative-facts/" aria-label="Read more about As Joe Biden becomes president, US still reels from deadly consequences of ‘alternative facts’">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Markus Wagner, University of Wollongong President Donald Trump is extremely unlikely to capitulate to pressure to resign in the final days of his presidency. And his Cabinet is equally unlikely to force him out by invoking the 25th amendment of the Constitution, despite calls from the Democrats to do so. So, in the ... <a title="Impeaching Trump a second time is a complex and politically risky act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/12/impeaching-trump-a-second-time-is-a-complex-and-politically-risky-act/" aria-label="Read more about Impeaching Trump a second time is a complex and politically risky act">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2021
By RNZ Pacific The governors of Pacific US territories the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas and Guam have denounced the violent protests in US Congress. In a statement, CNMI’s Governor Ralph Torres said he was disappointed and saddened to see the nation’s senators and representatives threatened and law enforcement officials overwhelmed by this unprecedented act ... <a title="Pacific US territory leaders denounce the storming of Capitol Hill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/10/pacific-us-territory-leaders-denounce-the-storming-of-capitol-hill/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific US territory leaders denounce the storming of Capitol Hill">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2021
COMMENTARY: By Bryan Bruce On Wednesday, from behind a wall of bulletproof glass, outgoing US President Donald Trump told a crowd of his supporters to be brave and incited them to march on the Capitol Buildings where the electoral college votes were being counted. They stormed it and in the chaos many were injured and ... <a title="Bryan Bruce: The hope that arises in spite of the chaotic pro-Trump storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/10/bryan-bruce-the-hope-that-arises-in-spite-of-the-chaotic-pro-trump-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Bruce: The hope that arises in spite of the chaotic pro-Trump storm">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Timothy Graham, Queensland University of Technology Amid the chaos in the US Capitol, stoked largely by rhetoric from President Donald Trump, Twitter has locked his account, with 88.7 million followers, for 12 hours. Facebook and Instagram quickly followed suit, locking Trump’s accounts — with 35.2 million followers and 24.5 million, respectively — for ... <a title="Social media giants have finally confronted Trump’s lies. But why wait for the Capitol riot?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/08/social-media-giants-have-finally-confronted-trumps-lies-but-why-wait-for-the-capitol-riot/" aria-label="Read more about Social media giants have finally confronted Trump’s lies. But why wait for the Capitol riot?">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2021
By Ella Stewart, RNZ News reporter American expats are feeling grateful to be living in Aotearoa after watching the chaos and violence unfold at the Capitol building in Washington. Madeline Nash, her husband, and her two children looked at moving to New Zealand after the 2016 presidential election. Her eldest child was just about to ... <a title="‘They’re trying to tear down the country’, says US expat in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/08/theyre-trying-to-tear-down-the-country-says-us-expat-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They’re trying to tear down the country’, says US expat in NZ">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2021
ANALYSIS: By David Smith, University of Sydney After weeks of President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about voter fraud and other improprieties costing him the presidential election, Washington erupted in chaos today as his supporters stormed the Capitol during a joint session of Congress to certify the results. While shocking to watch, in hindsight, today’s riots ... <a title="‘Delighting in causing complete chaos’ – behind Trump supporters’ brazen storming of the Capitol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/08/delighting-in-causing-complete-chaos-behind-trump-supporters-brazen-storming-of-the-capitol/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Delighting in causing complete chaos’ – behind Trump supporters’ brazen storming of the Capitol">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2020
PNG Prime Minister James Marape … Parliament appears evenly split. Image: PNG govt/RNZ By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has rejected opposition leader Belden Namah’s call for him to resign. Namah’s call came after the Supreme Court yesterday ordered Parliament to sit next Monday, quashing the government’s recent ... <a title="Pressure builds on PNG’s Marape as Parliament showdown looms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/10/pressure-builds-on-pngs-marape-as-parliament-showdown-looms/" aria-label="Read more about Pressure builds on PNG’s Marape as Parliament showdown looms">Read more</a>
