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‘Suspend Israel ties’ plea to global medical professionals – Auckland hospital protest vigil over Gaza

January 4, 2025

Asia Pacific Report The UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, has called on “medical professionals worldwide” to suspend ties with Israel in an act of solidarity with the more than “1000 colleagues of yours” killed in Gaza over the past 14 months. Countless more Palestinian medical workers “were ... <a title="‘Suspend Israel ties’ plea to global medical professionals – Auckland hospital protest vigil over Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/04/suspend-israel-ties-plea-to-global-medical-professionals-auckland-hospital-protest-vigil-over-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Suspend Israel ties’ plea to global medical professionals – Auckland hospital protest vigil over Gaza">Read more</a>

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A ‘genocidal project’ – Dr Abu-Sittah on Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health system

December 31, 2024

Democracy Now! Gaza’s Health Ministry has confirmed that close to 46,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s ongoing assault, but Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah estimates the true number is closer to 300,000. “This is literally and mathematically a genocidal project,” says Dr Abu-Sittah, a British Palestinian reconstructive surgeon who worked in Gaza for more than a ... <a title="A ‘genocidal project’ – Dr Abu-Sittah on Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/a-genocidal-project-dr-abu-sittah-on-israels-destruction-of-gazas-health-system/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘genocidal project’ – Dr Abu-Sittah on Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health system">Read more</a>

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Fiji resort guests reported to be stable following suspected alcohol poisoning

December 16, 2024

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist The seven people hospitalised in Fiji with suspected severe alcohol poisoning are reported to be in a stable condition, says Tourism Fiji chief executive Brent Hill. Seven people, including four Australian tourists and one American, and two other foreigners who live in Fiji, had been drinking cocktails at the ... <a title="Fiji resort guests reported to be stable following suspected alcohol poisoning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/16/fiji-resort-guests-reported-to-be-stable-following-suspected-alcohol-poisoning/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji resort guests reported to be stable following suspected alcohol poisoning">Read more</a>

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Seven foreigners in Fiji suspected alcohol poisoning case now in Lautoka hospital

December 15, 2024

By Anish Chand in Lautoka Fiji’s Ministry of Health has confirmed all seven foreigners who had consumed a cocktail at the Warwick Resort on the Coral Coast and became sick have now been transferred to Lautoka hospital. The ministry said out of the seven, four were Australians, one American, and two other nationalities who are ... <a title="Seven foreigners in Fiji suspected alcohol poisoning case now in Lautoka hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/15/seven-foreigners-in-fiji-suspected-alcohol-poisoning-case-now-in-lautoka-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Seven foreigners in Fiji suspected alcohol poisoning case now in Lautoka hospital">Read more</a>

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Violence against children in Fiji costs nation $460m, says Unicef study

December 11, 2024

By Repeka Nasiko in Suva Violence against children in Fiji is estimated to have cost the country F$460 million, or more than 4 percent of Fiji’s GDP a year, says new research highlighted on International Human Rights Day. This research was carried out jointly by UNICEF and Fiji’s Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection. ... <a title="Violence against children in Fiji costs nation $460m, says Unicef study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/11/violence-against-children-in-fiji-costs-nation-460m-says-unicef-study/" aria-label="Read more about Violence against children in Fiji costs nation $460m, says Unicef study">Read more</a>

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Māohi Nui campaigner tackles French nuclear test legacy – cancer and limited compensation

November 7, 2024

By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News Over 30 years the French government tested 193 nuclear weapons in Māohi Nui and today Indigenous peoples still suffer the impacts through intergenerational cancers. In 1975, France stopped atmospheric tests and moved to underground testing. Hinamoeura Morgant-Cross was eight years old when the French nuclear tests ... <a title="Māohi Nui campaigner tackles French nuclear test legacy – cancer and limited compensation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/07/maohi-nui-campaigner-tackles-french-nuclear-test-legacy-cancer-and-limited-compensation/" aria-label="Read more about Māohi Nui campaigner tackles French nuclear test legacy – cancer and limited compensation">Read more</a>

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UN experts ‘alarmed’ by Kanaky New Caledonia deaths as Pacific fact-finding mission readies

October 26, 2024

By Stefan Armbruster of BenarNews France has been criticised for the “alarming” death toll in New Caledonia during recent protests and its “cold shower” approach to decolonisation by experts of the UN Human Rights Committee. The UN committee met this week in Geneva for France’s five-yearly human rights review with a focus on its Pacific ... <a title="UN experts ‘alarmed’ by Kanaky New Caledonia deaths as Pacific fact-finding mission readies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/26/un-experts-alarmed-by-kanaky-new-caledonia-deaths-as-pacific-fact-finding-mission-readies/" aria-label="Read more about UN experts ‘alarmed’ by Kanaky New Caledonia deaths as Pacific fact-finding mission readies">Read more</a>

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Brown’s ‘backflip’ over Japanese nuclear wastewater dump poses challenge for Forum

August 16, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Brittany Nawaqatabu in Suva Regional leaders will gather later this month in Tonga for the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Tonga and high on the agenda will be Japan’s dumping oftreated nuclear wastewater in the Pacific Ocean. A week ago on the 6 August 2024, the 79th anniversary of the atomic ... <a title="Brown’s ‘backflip’ over Japanese nuclear wastewater dump poses challenge for Forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/16/browns-backflip-over-japanese-nuclear-wastewater-dump-poses-challenge-for-forum/" aria-label="Read more about Brown’s ‘backflip’ over Japanese nuclear wastewater dump poses challenge for Forum">Read more</a>

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PM Luxon’s security cut short visit ahead of Palestine protest

July 27, 2024

RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s security detail has cut a media briefing short over protesters in Auckland. He was holding a press conference yesterday after a walkabout with police to discuss concerns with businesses in the CBD. Luxon was talking with media when one of his security officers could be seen coming ... <a title="PM Luxon’s security cut short visit ahead of Palestine protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/pm-luxons-security-cut-short-visit-ahead-of-palestine-protest/" aria-label="Read more about PM Luxon’s security cut short visit ahead of Palestine protest">Read more</a>

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Former FANG president Vijay Naidu talks Pacific anti-nuclear activism

July 23, 2024

Pacific Media Watch An interview with former University of the South Pacific (USP) development studies professor Dr Vijay Naidu, a founding president of the Fiji Anti-Nuclear Group (FANG), has produced fresh insights into the legacy of Pacific nuclear-free and anti-colonialism activism. The community storytelling group Talanoa TV, an affiliate of the Whānau Community Centre and ... <a title="Former FANG president Vijay Naidu talks Pacific anti-nuclear activism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/former-fang-president-vijay-naidu-talks-pacific-anti-nuclear-activism/" aria-label="Read more about Former FANG president Vijay Naidu talks Pacific anti-nuclear activism">Read more</a>

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Pacific journalists’ resilience shines through at historic conference

July 16, 2024

By Justin Latif in Suva Despite the many challenges faced by Pacific journalists in recent years, the recent Pacific International Media Conference highlighted the incredible strength and courage of the region’s reporters. The three-day event in Suva, Fiji, earlier this month co-hosted by the University of South Pacific, Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the ... <a title="Pacific journalists’ resilience shines through at historic conference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/16/pacific-journalists-resilience-shines-through-at-historic-conference/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journalists’ resilience shines through at historic conference">Read more</a>

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How Palestine fights ecocide with biodiversity and sustainability resistance

May 21, 2024

Asia Pacific Report For more than 76 years, Palestinians have resisted occupation, dispossession and ethnic cleansing, culminating in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Yet in the midst of this catastrophic seven months of “hell on earth”, it is a paradox that there exists an extraordinary oasis of peace and nature. Nestling in an Al-Karkarfa hillside ... <a title="How Palestine fights ecocide with biodiversity and sustainability resistance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/21/how-palestine-fights-ecocide-with-biodiversity-and-sustainability-resistance/" aria-label="Read more about How Palestine fights ecocide with biodiversity and sustainability resistance">Read more</a>