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April 1, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A New Zealand charity providing humanitarian aid for Gaza today revealed more details of the international Freedom Flotilla’s bid to break the Israeli siege of the enclave as mass starvation looms closer. Latest reports say 27 children have died from malnutrition so far and the death toll is expected to rise in ... <a title="Kia Ora Gaza reveals more on Freedom Flotilla plans to break Gaza siege" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/01/kia-ora-gaza-reveals-more-on-freedom-flotilla-plans-to-break-gaza-siege/" aria-label="Read more about Kia Ora Gaza reveals more on Freedom Flotilla plans to break Gaza siege">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2024
Hundreds of people holding empty plates gathered in central Auckland today demanding the New Zealand government call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Protesters at Aotea Square said the empty dinner-plates were to raise awareness for those going hungry within the warzone. A dozen police officers watched over the protest on Saturday afternoon, to ensure it ... <a title="‘Empty plate’ protesters call on NZ govt to demand Gaza ceasefire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/01/empty-plate-protesters-call-on-nz-govt-to-demand-gaza-ceasefire/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Empty plate’ protesters call on NZ govt to demand Gaza ceasefire">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The University of the South Pacific — one of only two regional universities in world — is facing a “gathering storm” over leadership, a management crisis and a looming strike, reports Islands Business. In the six-page cover story in the latest edition of the regional news magazine this week, IB reports that ... <a title="USP faces a ‘gathering storm’ over leadership and a looming strike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/30/usp-faces-a-gathering-storm-over-leadership-and-a-looming-strike/" aria-label="Read more about USP faces a ‘gathering storm’ over leadership and a looming strike">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2024
EDITORIAL: By Pip Hinman and Susan Price Meta, the giant social media corporation, has “unpublished” Green Left’s longstanding Facebook page, which had tens of thousands of followers. We had been regularly posting stories, videos and photographs on the page from our consistent reporting of the news and views that seldom get into the mainstream media. ... <a title="Green Left fights another Facebook ban without warning over Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/30/green-left-fights-another-facebook-ban-without-warning-over-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Green Left fights another Facebook ban without warning over Gaza">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2024
COMMENTARY: By Ronny Kareni Since the atrocious footage of the suffering of an indigenous Papuan man reverberates in the heart of Puncak by the brute force of Indonesia’s army in early February, shocking tactics deployed by those in power to silence critics has been unfolding. Nowhere is this more evident than in the plight of ... <a title="Indonesian military apologies fail to mask the harassment, gagging of Papuan leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/29/indonesian-military-apologies-fail-to-mask-the-harassment-gagging-of-papuan-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian military apologies fail to mask the harassment, gagging of Papuan leaders">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2024
By Anneke Smith, RNZ News political reporter A petition urging the New Zealand government to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people has been tabled in the House. More than 200 people gathered on Parliament’s forecourt today and they were met by MPs from Labour, the Greens and Te Pāti Māori. Member of the ... <a title="16,000 sign NZ petition urging more support for Gaza – tabled in House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/29/16000-sign-nz-petition-urging-more-support-for-gaza-tabled-in-house/" aria-label="Read more about 16,000 sign NZ petition urging more support for Gaza – tabled in House">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
EDITORIAL: The Jakarta Post It happens again and again; indigenous Papuans fall victim to Indonesian soldiers. This time, we have photographic evidence for the brutality, with videos on social media showing a Papuan man being tortured by a group of plainclothes men alleged to be the Indonesian Military (TNI) members. One clip shows the man’s ... <a title="The Jakarta Post: Stop fighting fire with fire in Papua – it only leads to a bigger fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/the-jakarta-post-stop-fighting-fire-with-fire-in-papua-it-only-leads-to-a-bigger-fire/" aria-label="Read more about The Jakarta Post: Stop fighting fire with fire in Papua – it only leads to a bigger fire">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
RNZ Pacific Fiji’s Acting Public Prosecutor has filed an appeal against the sentences of former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended police chief Sitiveni Qiliho in their corruption case. Bainimarama was granted an absolute discharge for attempting to pervert the course of justice while Qiliho received a conditional discharge with a fine of FJ$1500 ($NZ$1110) ... <a title="Fiji state appeals Banimarama and Qiliho sentences in corruption case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/fiji-state-appeals-banimarama-and-qiliho-sentences-in-corruption-case/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji state appeals Banimarama and Qiliho sentences in corruption case">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
COMMENTARY: Jewish Voice for Peace The UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Monday — and for the first time since the beginning of the Israeli military’s genocide of Palestinians, the United States abstained rather than vetoing it. Security Council resolutions are legally binding, despite the Biden administration claiming ... <a title="Palestine solidarity must keep up pressure as Israel defies Gaza ceasefire order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/palestine-solidarity-must-keep-up-pressure-as-israel-defies-gaza-ceasefire-order/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine solidarity must keep up pressure as Israel defies Gaza ceasefire order">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A New Zealand investigative journalist and author says the US spy system hosted by the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) appears to be a controversial intelligence system used in global capture-kill operations. Writing a commentary for RNZ News today, Nicky Hager, author of Secret Power, a 1996 book on New Zealand’s role ... <a title="Investigative author says GCSB-hosted spy system likely to be one used in capture-kill ops" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/28/investigative-author-says-gcsb-hosted-spy-system-likely-to-be-one-used-in-capture-kill-ops/" aria-label="Read more about Investigative author says GCSB-hosted spy system likely to be one used in capture-kill ops">Read more</a>
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March 27, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Two of the global Freedom Flotilla ships are being prepared in Turkey and almost ready for the upcoming humanitarian mission to Gaza. It is expected that the flotilla will include a New Zealand medical team. Kia Ora Gaza is a member of the international Freedom Flotilla Coalition — a grassroots solidarity movement ... <a title="Next Freedom Flotilla nearly ready to sail for Gaza with NZ medics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/27/next-freedom-flotilla-nearly-ready-to-sail-for-gaza-with-nz-medics/" aria-label="Read more about Next Freedom Flotilla nearly ready to sail for Gaza with NZ medics">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
DEMOCRACY NOW! Presented by Amy Goodman AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! — The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn to Gaza, where aid groups say famine is imminent after five months of US-backed attacks by Israel. This is in spite of the historic UN Security Council resolution yesterday demanding an immediate ... <a title="As Israel blocks more UN aid, Gaza is on the brink of ‘most intense famine’ since WW2" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/as-israel-blocks-more-un-aid-gaza-is-on-the-brink-of-most-intense-famine-since-ww2/" aria-label="Read more about As Israel blocks more UN aid, Gaza is on the brink of ‘most intense famine’ since WW2">Read more</a>
