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July 19, 2020
By Nikko Dizon and Paterno R Esmaquel II in Manila Filipinos and the people of Hong Kong are both in need of prayers over recently-passed security laws that threaten to undermine their basic freedoms and human rights, says the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The bishops’ call came after they recently received a ... <a title="Bishops slam draconian security laws in Philippines, Hong Kong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/19/bishops-slam-draconian-security-laws-in-philippines-hong-kong/" aria-label="Read more about Bishops slam draconian security laws in Philippines, Hong Kong">Read more</a>
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July 18, 2020
By Robert Iroga in Honiara Transparency Solomon Islands (TSI) has publicly thanked one of the Solomon islands’ longest serving journalists and newspaper editors Ofani Eremae for his dedication and commitment in keeping the work of the media alive. Eremae, was reportedly dishonorably and undiplomatically terminated as editor by the Solomon Star newspaper, a family owned ... <a title="Transparency Solomon Islands pays tribute to Eremae for editor’s legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/18/transparency-solomon-islands-pays-tribute-to-eremae-for-editors-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about Transparency Solomon Islands pays tribute to Eremae for editor’s legacy">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Bryan Bruce in the first of a series What is the purpose of an economy? I realised this morning that it is 7 years since I made my documentary Mind The Gap in which I unpacked the socially disastrous consequences of the neoliberal economic agenda, introduced by the 4th Labour government led by ... <a title="Bryan Bruce: Economics and the NZ election – unpacking neoliberal agendas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/bryan-bruce-economics-and-the-nz-election-unpacking-neoliberal-agendas/" aria-label="Read more about Bryan Bruce: Economics and the NZ election – unpacking neoliberal agendas">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2020
By Thierry Lepani in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Deputy Controller of the Pandemic Act, Dr Paison Dakulala, has announced four new covid-19 cases in Port Moresby, taking the country’s confirmed cases to 15. Dr Dakulala initially announced two positive cases and then about a couple of hours added another two. All four cases are ... <a title="PNG confirms 4 new covid cases – breach in testing lab" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/17/png-confirms-4-new-covid-cases-breach-in-testing-lab/" aria-label="Read more about PNG confirms 4 new covid cases – breach in testing lab">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2020
Al Jazeera’s documentary on the plight of migrant workers during covid-19 lockdown. ANALYSIS: By Ross Tapsell, of the Australian National University The recent police interrogations of six Al Jazeera journalists in Malaysia – five of whom are Australian – was not about shaping international reportage or a diplomatic rift. Rather, it was part of a ... <a title="Malaysia’s media crackdowns driven by a shaky, sensitive government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/15/malaysias-media-crackdowns-driven-by-a-shaky-sensitive-government/" aria-label="Read more about Malaysia’s media crackdowns driven by a shaky, sensitive government">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Op-Ed Stansfield SmithFrom Chicago Common Dreams, a liberal-left website, reposted an article by David Smilde of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA): Joe Biden Should Not Try to Out-Hawk Trump on Venezuela. It starts off well with the subtitle: “The first task for a Biden administration would ... <a title="WOLA’s David Smilde Advocates a more Efficient Regime Change Strategy against Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/wolas-david-smilde-advocates-a-more-efficient-regime-change-strategy-against-venezuela/" aria-label="Read more about WOLA’s David Smilde Advocates a more Efficient Regime Change Strategy against Venezuela">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2020
By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News Grey Power is enraged by what it says is the “stupid and dangerous” behaviour of people fleeing managed isolation facilities, and says they need the book thrown at them. A person broke a window and absconded from an Auckland hotel on Friday, the fourth such escape in a week. The ... <a title="‘Lock them up’, says furious Grey Power over covid isolation escapees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/13/lock-them-up-says-furious-grey-power-over-covid-isolation-escapees/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Lock them up’, says furious Grey Power over covid isolation escapees">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2020
From RNZ Mediawatch New Zealand children use a lot less Kiwi media than they used to. New research shows its Netflix, YouTube and TikTok engaging their eyeballs big time these days. If our kids screen out our local media, what does the future hold for them? The news media seized on one startling stat in ... <a title="New Zealand kids prefer YouTube, Netflix and TokTok to local media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/13/new-zealand-kids-prefer-youtube-netflix-and-toktok-to-local-media/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand kids prefer YouTube, Netflix and TokTok to local media">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2020
From RNZ Saturday Morning Described by a Guardian reviewer as “superb hate-reading”, writer and columnist Anand Giridharadas‘s latest book Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World investigates the hypocrisy of billionaire “do-gooders”. He questions how and why we have become reliant on the philanthropy of the super-rich to help solve our biggest ... <a title="Beware of elite billionaire ‘do-gooder’ hypocrisy, warns author" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/11/beware-of-elite-billionaire-do-gooder-hypocrisy-warns-author/" aria-label="Read more about Beware of elite billionaire ‘do-gooder’ hypocrisy, warns author">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
The controversial 101 East episode Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown on 3 July 2020. Video: Al Jazeera Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Malaysian police summoned six Al Jazeera media workers today for questioning relating to an investigation for defamation and violation of Malaysia’s Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA), reports IFJ Asia-Pacific. The International Federation of Journalists ... <a title="Malaysia police summon Al Jazeera journalists for questioning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/malaysia-police-summon-al-jazeera-journalists-for-questioning/" aria-label="Read more about Malaysia police summon Al Jazeera journalists for questioning">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Sixty press freedom groups and civil society organisations, journalism institutions, filmmakers, and other supporters have formed a coalition in support of Maria Ressa and independent media in the Philippines, united around the call to #HoldTheLine. Today the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), and Reporters Without ... <a title="#HoldTheLine campaign launched to back Maria Ressa, independent media " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/holdtheline-campaign-launched-to-back-maria-ressa-independent-media/" aria-label="Read more about #HoldTheLine campaign launched to back Maria Ressa, independent media ">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Support this progressive voice and be a part of it. Donate to COHA today. Click here Frederick B. Mills, Rita Jill Clark-Gollub, Alina Duarte From Washington DC On October 21, 2019, the Organization of American States (OAS) issued a fateful communique on the presidential elections in Bolivia: “The ... <a title="Bolivia`s Struggle to Restore Democracy after OAS Instigated Coup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/10/bolivias-struggle-to-restore-democracy-after-oas-instigated-coup/" aria-label="Read more about Bolivia`s Struggle to Restore Democracy after OAS Instigated Coup">Read more</a>
