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December 8, 2022
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva People’s Alliance candidate Lynda Tabuya claims her 16-year-old daughter was “harassed” by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) officers last week. Tabuya made this allegation in a video posted on social media. “This is my daughter coming back from school and they asked her where I was,” she said. ... <a title="Fiji elections: Tabuya claims child ‘harassed’ by anti-corruption agency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/08/fiji-elections-tabuya-claims-child-harassed-by-anti-corruption-agency/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: Tabuya claims child ‘harassed’ by anti-corruption agency">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Danilo Arana Arao in Manila Upon assuming the Philippines presidency on 30 June 2022, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr — the only son and namesake of the former dictator Ferdinand Marcos — delivered an inaugural address that did not mention press freedom. Press freedom also went unmentioned when he delivered his first State of ... <a title="How Philippine ‘press freedom’ has been abandoned under ‘Bongbong’ Marcos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/13/how-philippine-press-freedom-has-been-abandoned-under-bongbong-marcos/" aria-label="Read more about How Philippine ‘press freedom’ has been abandoned under ‘Bongbong’ Marcos">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2022
RNZ News Māori, Pasifika, Asian, as well as disabled and bisexual employees, are disproportionately affected by bullying and harassment in workplaces in Aotearoa New Zealand, according to new research out today. More than a third of respondents to a Human Rights Commission survey say they have experienced some form of harassment at work in the ... <a title="‘High prevalence’ of racial harassment in NZ workplace, says new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/29/high-prevalence-of-racial-harassment-in-nz-workplace-says-new-research/" aria-label="Read more about ‘High prevalence’ of racial harassment in NZ workplace, says new research">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Ahead of national elections in the Philippines next month, the state has stepped up its attacks on Nobel Peave laureate Maria Ressa and the news outlet she leads, Rappler, reports the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders global media watchdog. “This dramatic escalation in the legal harassment of Maria Ressa and Rappler highlights ... <a title="Media watchdogs slam 16 new legal complaints against Ressa, Rappler" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/media-watchdogs-slam-16-new-legal-complaints-against-ressa-rappler/" aria-label="Read more about Media watchdogs slam 16 new legal complaints against Ressa, Rappler">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2022
National Māori Authority chair Matthew Tukaki has seen plenty of protests and received his fair share of abuse, but what’s been happening in Wellington this week is like nothing he has encountered before. Justin Latif reports for Local Democracy Reporting. If there’s one thing Matthew Tukaki thought he and the protesters at Parliament might agree ... <a title="Facing up to anti-mandate protesters at Parliament – the brutal reality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/24/facing-up-to-anti-mandate-protesters-at-parliament-the-brutal-reality/" aria-label="Read more about Facing up to anti-mandate protesters at Parliament – the brutal reality">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O’Sullivan, Charles Sturt University The early morning action on Monday to cordon off the occupation of Parliament grounds and prevent it growing might go some way to restoring public confidence in the police, which has appeared to be eroding since the protests began a fortnight ago. So far, police have pursued a ... <a title="The NZ Parliament protest is testing police independence and public tolerance – are there lessons from Canada’s crackdown?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/23/the-nz-parliament-protest-is-testing-police-independence-and-public-tolerance-are-there-lessons-from-canadas-crackdown/" aria-label="Read more about The NZ Parliament protest is testing police independence and public tolerance – are there lessons from Canada’s crackdown?">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
RNZ News Some residents of the area around New Zealand’s Parliament in the capital Wellington are worried about leaving their houses with protesters outside, while police say they will clamp down on any abusive behaviour. Protesters have been occupying Parliament’s lawn and surrounding areas for close to two weeks. The growing frustration with the protesters ... <a title="NZ capital’s residents fed up with Parliament protest as new covid cases hit record 2522" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/nz-capitals-residents-fed-up-with-parliament-protest-as-new-covid-cases-hit-record-2522/" aria-label="Read more about NZ capital’s residents fed up with Parliament protest as new covid cases hit record 2522">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2022
RNZ News Many central Wellington shops face a crisis, university buildings have been closed for eight weeks and many report major disruptions from the illegal anti-vaccination mandates protest at New Zealand’s Parliament, with people’s patience wearing thin and calls for more decisive action. Retail NZ said the road blocks and disruption were a disaster for ... <a title="Parliament disruption: Growing calls for NZ protesters to go home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/20/parliament-disruption-growing-calls-for-nz-protesters-to-go-home/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament disruption: Growing calls for NZ protesters to go home">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2022
RNZ News Almost 30 community leaders of New Zealand’s capital Wellington have banded together to urge an immediate end of the illegal protest activities at Parliament. Among those who have signed the joint statement are the region’s mayors, MPs, principals and business leaders. The letter says Wellingtonians and city workers have been “intimidated” by protesters, ... <a title="‘We’ve had enough’ call to NZ capital protesters from city ‘who’s who’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/18/weve-had-enough-call-to-nz-capital-protesters-from-city-whos-who/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’ve had enough’ call to NZ capital protesters from city ‘who’s who’">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Jack Heinemann, University of Canterbury Two high-profile University of Auckland academics raised important questions about academic freedom with their complaint to the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) that their employer had failed its duty of care to them. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles and Professor Shaun Hendy have become well known for their work explaining ... <a title="What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice? Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/15/what-does-academic-freedom-mean-in-practice-why-the-siouxsie-wiles-and-shaun-hendy-employment-case-matters/" aria-label="Read more about What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice? Why the Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy employment case matters">Read more</a>
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November 9, 2021
RNZ Pacific Advocacy groups in Indonesia have condemned an attack on the parents of human rights lawyer Veronica Yoman, who speaks out for West Papuan justice issues. A number of packages were delivered to the couple’s house in Jakarta on Sunday morning. According to Amnesty International Indonesia, two of the packages exploded, scattering bits of ... <a title="Parents of Papuan rights defender Koman attacked in Jakarta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/09/parents-of-papuan-rights-defender-koman-attacked-in-jakarta/" aria-label="Read more about Parents of Papuan rights defender Koman attacked in Jakarta">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2021
Human rights lawyers Amal Clooney and Caoilfhionn Gallagher, who lead the international defence legal team, have call on the international community to ensure that all charges against Philippines journalist and editor Maria Ressa are dropped. The legal team of Rappler CEO Ressa welcomed the recent dismissal of the second cyber libel charge filed against her. ... <a title="Lawyer Clooney welcomes dismissal of second libel suit against Maria Ressa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/15/lawyer-clooney-welcomes-dismissal-of-second-libel-suit-against-maria-ressa/" aria-label="Read more about Lawyer Clooney welcomes dismissal of second libel suit against Maria Ressa">Read more</a>
