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August 3, 2025
Asia Pacific Report WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was among the tens of thousands of protesters in Australia staging a “humanitarians for Gaza” march today across the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge. The transparency media campaigner and activist, who moved back to his native Australia last year, after reaching a plea deal with the US government to ... <a title="WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange joins Sydney Gaza humanitarian protest as thousands cross bridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/03/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-joins-sydney-gaza-humanitarian-protest-as-thousands-cross-bridge/" aria-label="Read more about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange joins Sydney Gaza humanitarian protest as thousands cross bridge">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone An Israeli airstrike destroyed the press office of the Lebanese news broadcaster Al Mayadeen on Wednesday night, continuing Israel’s historically unprecedented military assault on the press. Also in continuation of Israel’s war on journalism, the IDF has published the names of six ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: Israel continues its war on journalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/25/caitlin-johnstone-israel-continues-its-war-on-journalism/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: Israel continues its war on journalism">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Pacific Media WatchPacific Journalism Review founder Dr David Robie says PJR has published more than 1100 research articles over its three decades of existence and is the largest single Pacific media research repository. But it has always been “far more than a research journal”, he added at the launch of the 30th anniversary edition at ... <a title="Independent PJR ‘far more than a research journal’, says founder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/independent-pjr-far-more-than-a-research-journal-says-founder/" aria-label="Read more about Independent PJR ‘far more than a research journal’, says founder">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2024
Pacific Journalism Review Pacific Journalism Review has challenged journalists to take a courageous and humanitarian stand over Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza in its latest edition with several articles about the state of news media credibility and the shocking death toll of Palestinian reporters. It has also taken a stand in support of WikiLeaks founder ... <a title="Pacific Journalism Review turns 30 – and challenges media over Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/pacific-journalism-review-turns-30-and-challenges-media-over-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Journalism Review turns 30 – and challenges media over Gaza">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2024
Pacific Media Watch The reported plea bargain between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the United States government brings to a close one of the darkest periods in the history of media freedom, says the union for Australian journalists. While the details of the deal are still to be confirmed, MEAA welcomed the release of Assange, ... <a title="Plea deal ends personal ordeal for Julian Assange, but still media freedom concerns, says MEAA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/25/plea-deal-ends-personal-ordeal-for-julian-assange-but-still-media-freedom-concerns-says-meaa/" aria-label="Read more about Plea deal ends personal ordeal for Julian Assange, but still media freedom concerns, says MEAA">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2024
Pacific Media Watch The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA) has joined media freedom groups supporting Julian Assange, an Australian citizen whose unjust prosecution continues to undermine press freedoms and human rights. In light of recent developments and mounting concerns over Assange’s deteriorating health, JERAA said in a statement it had urged the ... <a title="JERAA urges US to drop spy charges – return Assange to Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/18/jeraa-urges-us-to-drop-spy-charges-return-assange-to-australia/" aria-label="Read more about JERAA urges US to drop spy charges – return Assange to Australia">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Brett Wilkins As Julian Assange awaits the final appeal of his looming extradition to the United States while languishing behind bars in London’s notorious Belmarsh Prison, leading left luminaries and free press advocates gathered in Washington, DC, on Friday for the fourth sitting of the Belmarsh Tribunal, where they called on US President ... <a title="‘Freedom for Assange and journalism are at stake’ – the Belmarsh Tribunal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/22/freedom-for-assange-and-journalism-are-at-stake-the-belmarsh-tribunal/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Freedom for Assange and journalism are at stake’ – the Belmarsh Tribunal">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Following the United Kingdom’s decision to extradite Julian Assange to face trial in the United States, the International Federation of Journalists’ (IFJ) Australian affiliate, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) has called on the Australian government to take swift steps to lobby for the dismissal of all charges against Assange. ... <a title="IFJ calls on Canberra to act against Assange extradition order to US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/22/ifj-calls-on-canberra-to-act-against-assange-extradition-order-to-us/" aria-label="Read more about IFJ calls on Canberra to act against Assange extradition order to US">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Holly Cullen, The University of Western Australia and Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle Last week on June 17 2022, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel issued a statement confirming she had approved the US government’s request to extradite Julian Assange. The Australian founder of WikiLeaks faces 18 criminal charges of computer misuse and espionage. ... <a title="UK government orders extradition of Julian Assange to US, but that isn’t end of the matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/22/uk-government-orders-extradition-of-julian-assange-to-us-but-that-isnt-end-of-the-matter/" aria-label="Read more about UK government orders extradition of Julian Assange to US, but that isn’t end of the matter">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2022
REVIEW: By Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University It is easy to forget why Julian Assange has been on trial in England for, well, seemingly forever. Didn’t he allegedly sexually assault two women in Sweden? Isn’t that why he holed up for years in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to avoid facing charges? When the bobbies finally ... <a title="A new book argues Julian Assange is being tortured. Will Australia’s new PM do anything about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/10/a-new-book-argues-julian-assange-is-being-tortured-will-australias-new-pm-do-anything-about-it/" aria-label="Read more about A new book argues Julian Assange is being tortured. Will Australia’s new PM do anything about it?">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Following a district court order referring the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back to the United Kingdom’s Home Office, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched a new petition calling on Home Secretary Priti Patel to reject Assange’s extradition to the United States. RSF urges supporters to join the call on ... <a title="RSF launches new #FreeAssange petition as UK’s Home Secretary considers extradition order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/25/rsf-launches-new-freeassange-petition-as-uks-home-secretary-considers-extradition-order/" aria-label="Read more about RSF launches new #FreeAssange petition as UK’s Home Secretary considers extradition order">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Selwyn Manning in Auckland The dilemma facing whistleblowers, journalists and publishers who risk it all to help the world’s people to become more informed. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange finds himself crushed between these two counterbalances — the asserted right of powerful nations to operate in secret, and the right of the press ... <a title="Assumptions vs facts – how the Julian Assange case confronts our biases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/30/assumptions-vs-facts-how-the-julian-assange-case-confronts-our-biases/" aria-label="Read more about Assumptions vs facts – how the Julian Assange case confronts our biases">Read more</a>
