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February 28, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A West Papuan leader has accused the Indonesian government of lying over its operations and “masking” the military role of some civilian aircraft. Disputing an Indonesian government statement about reported that TPNPB fired upon an aircraft in Boven Digoel, killing both the pilot and copilot, United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) ... <a title="Papuan activist leader Wenda accuses Jakarta of ‘lying’ over shot down plane" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/papuan-activist-leader-wenda-accuses-jakarta-of-lying-over-shot-down-plane/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan activist leader Wenda accuses Jakarta of ‘lying’ over shot down plane">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
Asia Pacific Report “We warned you,” says Iran’s national security commission head after Israel-US missiles attacks on the capital Tehran and other cities. Al Jazeera reports comments from Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the national security commission of the Iranian Parliament. “We warned you!” he wrote on social media. “Now you have started down a ... <a title="‘We warned you,’ says Iran’s national security chief after Israel-US attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/we-warned-you-says-irans-national-security-chief-after-israel-us-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We warned you,’ says Iran’s national security chief after Israel-US attacks">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
INTERVIEW: By Eugene Doyle This is a moment of great peril for the small Caribbean nation of Cuba. Nothing less than its sovereignty is on the line as the US drives its knee into the neck of 10 million Cubans by means of a crushing air and sea blockade and a set of secondary sanctions ... <a title="Cuban ambassador denounces US aggression and violations of international law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/cuban-ambassador-denounces-us-aggression-and-violations-of-international-law/" aria-label="Read more about Cuban ambassador denounces US aggression and violations of international law">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
Novara Media In a spectacular triumph, Britain’s Green Party has won the Gorton and Denton byelection in Greater Manchester. Local plumber Hannah Spencer has now become the party’s fifth MP — a historic victory for the ascendent Greens, who ran a campaign of national hope and international solidarity against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The byelection ... <a title="Local plumber Hannah Spencer beats both Reform and Labour to win UK byelection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/local-plumber-hannah-spencer-beats-both-reform-and-labour-to-win-uk-byelection/" aria-label="Read more about Local plumber Hannah Spencer beats both Reform and Labour to win UK byelection">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Amnesty International Amnesty International has condemned Israeli authorities over unleashing a series of unlawful measures deliberately designed to dispossess Palestinians in the occupied West Bank — including East Jerusalem — and to make the annexation of the territory an irreversible reality. These decisions since December 2025 represent an unprecedented escalation – in scale and speed ... <a title="Amnesty slams global impunity fueling Israel’s illegal West Bank annexation measures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/amnesty-slams-global-impunity-fueling-israels-illegal-west-bank-annexation-measures/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty slams global impunity fueling Israel’s illegal West Bank annexation measures">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Did ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s actions merit an ICC trial? Here is how the prosecution, the victims’ representatives, and the defence are presenting their cases during the pre-trial at the International Criminal Court. Report compiled by Rappler. By Jodesz Gavilan in Manila The confirmation of charges hearings at the International Criminal Court (ICC) kicked off on ... <a title="Duterte’s ICC pre-trial in The Hague: What prosecution, victims, defence say about the drug war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/dutertes-icc-pre-trial-in-the-hague-what-prosecution-victims-defence-say-about-the-drug-war/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte’s ICC pre-trial in The Hague: What prosecution, victims, defence say about the drug war">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A number of remand prisoners at Papua New Guinea’s Bomana Prison have been injured in a confrontation with Correctional Services officers. Port Moresby General Hospital has confirmed to local media that nine inmates were rushed to hospital, and that two are in a critical condition. Sources at the ... <a title="Inmates in critical condition after alleged attack by PNG corrections officers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/inmates-in-critical-condition-after-alleged-attack-by-png-corrections-officers/" aria-label="Read more about Inmates in critical condition after alleged attack by PNG corrections officers">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
By Christine Rovoi of PMN News The arrest and charging of British-Fijian publisher Charlie Charters has pushed Fiji’s anti-corruption watchdog into fresh controversy. Charters’ arrest by police last weekend has raised sharp questions about whistleblowers, due process, and political pressure in the Pacific island nation. The 57-year-old appeared in the Suva Magistrates’ Court on Monday ... <a title="Fiji critic’s whistleblower case escalates anti-corruption crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/fiji-critics-whistleblower-case-escalates-anti-corruption-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji critic’s whistleblower case escalates anti-corruption crisis">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French Senators have endorsed a Constitutional amendment text regarding New Caledonia’s future political status. Two-hundred and fifteen senators (mostly an alliance between right and centre-right parties) voted in favour, and 41 voted against. The four-hour sitting was marked by a lengthy address by French Prime Minister ... <a title="French Senate vote endorses New Caledonia’s future status" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/french-senate-vote-endorses-new-caledonias-future-status/" aria-label="Read more about French Senate vote endorses New Caledonia’s future status">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
The Palestine Chronicle New Zealand activist Roger Fowler, a longtime Gaza solidarity organiser and Palestine Chronicle contributor, who died last Saturday, leaves a legacy of principled resistance. Roger Fowler was a beloved figure in the global solidarity movement and a steadfast advocate for justice in Palestine. He leaves behind a legacy defined by courage, compassion, ... <a title="The Palestine Chronicle: Roger Fowler’s legacy – a Palestinian tribute" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/the-palestine-chronicle-roger-fowlers-legacy-a-palestinian-tribute/" aria-label="Read more about The Palestine Chronicle: Roger Fowler’s legacy – a Palestinian tribute">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Pacific Media Watch A world premiere of a new documentary revealing the devastation of rainforest in the southeastern part of West Papua is one of two films being screened in Auckland next month. Billed as “Sinéma Merdeka: Stories from West Papua”, the programme is showing the heart of a hidden Pacific conflict and will be ... <a title="West Papuan filmmakers expose Merauke rainforest destruction in ‘siege’ doco" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/west-papuan-filmmakers-expose-merauke-rainforest-destruction-in-siege-doco/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan filmmakers expose Merauke rainforest destruction in ‘siege’ doco">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
RNZ Pacific Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says his government will not interfere with the work of the country’s anti-corruption body following the latest turn of events involving a British-Fijian national. On Monday, Charlie Charters, a former Fiji Rugby administrator and a journalist, was released on bail by the Suva Magistrates Court after being charged ... <a title="Fiji PM Rabuka stands by anti-corruption body after arrest of critic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/fiji-pm-rabuka-stands-by-anti-corruption-body-after-arrest-of-critic/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji PM Rabuka stands by anti-corruption body after arrest of critic">Read more</a>
