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May 16, 2022
By Mara Cepeda in Manila Philippine Vice-President Leni Robredo will not allow the massive, volunteer-led movement she inspired in the 2022 presidential elections to just fade away following her loss to the late dictator’s son Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Facing tens of thousands of her supporters during her thanksgiving event at the Ateneo de Manila ... <a title="After election defeat, Robredo to lead ‘biggest volunteer movement in Philippine history’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/16/after-election-defeat-robredo-to-lead-biggest-volunteer-movement-in-philippine-history/" aria-label="Read more about After election defeat, Robredo to lead ‘biggest volunteer movement in Philippine history’">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2022
The world reacts over the assassination of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the desecration of her funeral by Israeli security forces. Video: Al Jazeera OPEN LETTER to the Foreign Minister of Aotearoa New Zealand, Nanaia Mahuta: Kia ora Nanaia, We have been informed that the Wellington City Council has been advised by the Ministry ... <a title="Open letter to Nanaia Mahuta: Do the right thing over Palestine protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/15/open-letter-to-nanaia-mahuta-do-the-right-thing-over-palestine-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to Nanaia Mahuta: Do the right thing over Palestine protest">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Israel’s fatal shooting of leading Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh as she covered clashes in the West Bank city of Jenin is a serious violation of the Geneva Conventions and UN Security Council Resolution 2222 on the protection of journalists, says the Paris-based media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). ... <a title="RSF calls for independent probe into Al Jazeera reporter’s West Bank killing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/14/rsf-calls-for-independent-probe-into-al-jazeera-reporters-west-bank-killing/" aria-label="Read more about RSF calls for independent probe into Al Jazeera reporter’s West Bank killing">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Aotearoa New Zealand’s chair of the Māori Council, Matthew Tūkākī, has revealed the degree of “horrific abuse” he has been facing in a Today FM radio discussion about the forthcoming Tauranga byelection in the city claimed to be a hotspot of white supremacy and racism. He joined Lloyd Burr on Today’s ... <a title="Tūkākī reveals ‘horrific abuse’ he receives over NZ’s hotspot of racism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/14/tukaki-reveals-horrific-abuse-he-receives-over-nzs-hotspot-of-racism/" aria-label="Read more about Tūkākī reveals ‘horrific abuse’ he receives over NZ’s hotspot of racism">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Activists have condemned alleged terror and intimidation against Papuan human rights activists and called the police to thoroughly investigate an alleged arson attack at Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) on Monday. The Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) and Papua Humanitarian Coalition, condemned the alleged attack of burning ... <a title="Activists demand full probe into terror attack on Papuan legal aid office" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/14/activists-demand-full-probe-into-terror-attack-on-papuan-legal-aid-office/" aria-label="Read more about Activists demand full probe into terror attack on Papuan legal aid office">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
COMMENTARY: By John Minto The absolute impunity which the Aotearoa New Zealand government has given to Israel’s racist apartheid regime over many decades and the cowering of the Aotearoa New Zealand media in the face of threats of false smears of anti-semitism from the racist pro-Israel lobby are key factors in the daily murder and ... <a title="John Minto: NZ government and media must own up to their silence over Shireen Abu Akleh" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/john-minto-nz-government-and-media-must-own-up-to-their-silence-over-shireen-abu-akleh/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: NZ government and media must own up to their silence over Shireen Abu Akleh">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Papua Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) director Emanuel Gobay says a participant of a demonstration in Jayapura opposing the creation of new autonomous regions (DOB) in Papua is in a critical condition after being shot by a rubber bullet allegedly fired by a police officer. Earlier, police forcibly broke up a demonstration ... <a title="Protester critically injured by rubber bullet, 7 arrested in protest over West Papua carve up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/protester-critically-injured-by-rubber-bullet-7-arrested-in-protest-over-west-papua-carve-up/" aria-label="Read more about Protester critically injured by rubber bullet, 7 arrested in protest over West Papua carve up">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2022
By Yance Agapa in Paniai Amnesty International Indonesia executive director Usman Hamid is asking the government to halt the planned gold mine at Wabu Block in Intan Jaya regency until there is agreement from the Papua indigenous people in the area. “We have asked that the planned mine be halted until the state obtains agreement ... <a title="Amnesty calls for halt to planned Wabu Block gold mine in Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/amnesty-calls-for-halt-to-planned-wabu-block-gold-mine-in-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Amnesty calls for halt to planned Wabu Block gold mine in Papua">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2022
COMMENTARY: By David Robie Sadly, the Philippines has sold its soul. Thirty six years ago a People Power revolution ousted the dictator Ferdinand Marcos after two decades of harsh authoritarian rule. Yesterday, in spite of a rousing and inspiring Pink Power would-be revolution, the dictator’s only son and namesake “Bongbong” Marcos Jr seems headed to ... <a title="Philippines forgets history and sells its soul for another Marcos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/11/philippines-forgets-history-and-sells-its-soul-for-another-marcos/" aria-label="Read more about Philippines forgets history and sells its soul for another Marcos">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2022
RNZ Pacific A stand-off was averted on Norfolk Island today when a couple occupying a historic house chose to leave rather than face criminal charges. The couple had been occupying one of the old officers’ houses in the Kingston World Heritage Site and the Canberra administrator had had police flown in from the mainland to ... <a title="Stand-off between protesters and police on Norfolk Island averted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/10/stand-off-between-protesters-and-police-on-norfolk-island-averted/" aria-label="Read more about Stand-off between protesters and police on Norfolk Island averted">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Binoy Kampmark Children should not pay for the sins of their parents. But in some cases, a healthy suspicion of the offspring is needed, notably when it comes to profiting off ill-gotten gains. It is certainly needed in the case of Filipino politician and presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, who stands to ... <a title="Bongbong politics: Rehabilitating the Philippines’ martial law Marcos family" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/09/bongbong-politics-rehabilitating-the-philippines-martial-law-marcos-family/" aria-label="Read more about Bongbong politics: Rehabilitating the Philippines’ martial law Marcos family">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Plans to establish “food estates” were announced by the Indonesian government at the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic because, it said, it wanted to ensure Indonesia’s food security. But as AwasMIFEE! and TAPOL show in their new report released today, Pandemic Power Grabs: Who benefits from Food Estates in West Papua?, ... <a title="West Papua food estates threaten indigenous people, warns TAPOL" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/30/west-papua-food-estates-threaten-indigenous-people-warns-tapol/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua food estates threaten indigenous people, warns TAPOL">Read more</a>
