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Israel delays Gaza Freedom Flotilla departure with bureaucratic ‘block’

April 27, 2024

Asia Pacific Report The Freedom Flotilla is ready to sail to Gaza, reports Kia Ora Gaza. All the required paperwork has been submitted to the port authority, and the cargo has been loaded and prepared for the humanitarian trip to the besieged enclave. However, organisers received word of an “administrative roadblock” initiated by Israel in ... <a title="Israel delays Gaza Freedom Flotilla departure with bureaucratic ‘block’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/27/israel-delays-gaza-freedom-flotilla-departure-with-bureaucratic-block/" aria-label="Read more about Israel delays Gaza Freedom Flotilla departure with bureaucratic ‘block’">Read more</a>

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Solemn ANZAC dawn service at PNG’s Isurava battle memorial

April 26, 2024

PNG Post-Courier In the early hours of ANZAC Day, aerial photographs captured an impressive gathering of Australians and Papua New Guineans at Isurava in the Northern (Oro) Province. The solemn dawn service yesterday was held at a site steeped in history, where some of the fiercest battles of World War II unfolded along the Kokoda ... <a title="Solemn ANZAC dawn service at PNG’s Isurava battle memorial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/26/solemn-anzac-dawn-service-at-pngs-isurava-battle-memorial/" aria-label="Read more about Solemn ANZAC dawn service at PNG’s Isurava battle memorial">Read more</a>

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Nelson Mandela’s grandson joins Gaza flotilla, slams ‘genocide complicit’ leaders

April 25, 2024

Asia Pacific Report Chief Mandla Mandela, a member of the National Assembly of South Africa and Nelson Mandela’s grandson, has joined the Freedom Flotilla in istanbul as the ships prepare to sail for Gaza, reports Kia Ora Gaza. Mandela is also the ambassador for the Global Campaign to Return to Palestine. When he met with ... <a title="Nelson Mandela’s grandson joins Gaza flotilla, slams ‘genocide complicit’ leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/25/nelson-mandelas-grandson-joins-gaza-flotilla-slams-genocide-complicit-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about Nelson Mandela’s grandson joins Gaza flotilla, slams ‘genocide complicit’ leaders">Read more</a>

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200 journalists ‘targeted’ over their environment reporting, warns RSF

April 25, 2024

Pacific Media Watch Journalists who report on environmental issues are encountering growing difficulties in many parts of the world, reports Reporters Without Borders. According to the tally kept by RSF, 200 journalists have been subjected to threats and physical violence, including murder, in the past 10 years because they were working on stories linked to ... <a title="200 journalists ‘targeted’ over their environment reporting, warns RSF" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/25/200-journalists-targeted-over-their-environment-reporting-warns-rsf/" aria-label="Read more about 200 journalists ‘targeted’ over their environment reporting, warns RSF">Read more</a>

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Sydney University students set up Gaza solidarity camp as war marks 200 days

April 24, 2024

Asia Pacific Report Students and activist staff at Australia’s University of Sydney (USyd) have set up a Gaza solidarity encampment in support of Palestinians and similar student-led protests in the United States. The camp was pitched as mass graves, crippled hospitals, thousands of civilian deaths and the near-total destruction of infrastructure haunted Gaza with Israel’s ... <a title="Sydney University students set up Gaza solidarity camp as war marks 200 days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/24/sydney-university-students-set-up-gaza-solidarity-camp-as-war-marks-200-days/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney University students set up Gaza solidarity camp as war marks 200 days">Read more</a>

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PNG’s PM Marape to ‘give hand to his bro’ Albanese on Kokoda Trail

April 23, 2024

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived at Kokoda Station, Northern province, at the start of his state visit to Papua New Guinea. Both Albanese and Prime Minister James Marape will meet with the locals and the Northern Provincial government before they begin their walk along the historic 96km ... <a title="PNG’s PM Marape to ‘give hand to his bro’ Albanese on Kokoda Trail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/pngs-pm-marape-to-give-hand-to-his-bro-albanese-on-kokoda-trail/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s PM Marape to ‘give hand to his bro’ Albanese on Kokoda Trail">Read more</a>

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French security forces in Nouméa ahead of two opposing marches today

April 23, 2024

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Security forces reinforcements were sent from France ahead of two rival marches in the capital Nouméa today, at the same time and only two streets away one from the other. One march, called by Union Calédonienne party (a component of the pro-independence FLNKS umbrella) and its ... <a title="French security forces in Nouméa ahead of two opposing marches today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/french-security-forces-in-noumea-ahead-of-two-opposing-marches-today/" aria-label="Read more about French security forces in Nouméa ahead of two opposing marches today">Read more</a>

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NZ’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters ‘defers’ recognition of Palestine

April 23, 2024

By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters is putting off recognition of Palestine as a state, despite opposition Labour’s formal request that he make the move. Peters said diplomatic recognition of Palestine was a matter of “when not if”, but doing so now could impede progress towards a ... <a title="NZ’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters ‘defers’ recognition of Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/nzs-foreign-minister-winston-peters-defers-recognition-of-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters ‘defers’ recognition of Palestine">Read more</a>

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Activists defy Israel with Gaza-bound ‘freedom’ flotilla and humanitarian aid

April 22, 2024

By Salwa Amor in Istanbul Palestine solidarity activists are preparing a flotilla to deliver urgently needed humanitarian aid to Gaza, vowing to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory on board the Akdeniz, a seven-deck passenger ship. Currently docked in Istanbul, the ship will carry 800 people from more than 30 nations, from Indonesia to ... <a title="Activists defy Israel with Gaza-bound ‘freedom’ flotilla and humanitarian aid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/22/activists-defy-israel-with-gaza-bound-freedom-flotilla-and-humanitarian-aid/" aria-label="Read more about Activists defy Israel with Gaza-bound ‘freedom’ flotilla and humanitarian aid">Read more</a>

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Australian author leads silent protest over ‘blood debt’ owed to Papuans

April 21, 2024

Asia Pacific Report An Australian author and advocate, Jim Aubrey, today led a national symbolic one minute’s silence to mark the “blood debt” owed to Papuan allies during the Second World War indigenous resistance against the invading Japanese forces. “A promise to most people is a promise,” Aubrey said in his open letter marking the ... <a title="Australian author leads silent protest over ‘blood debt’ owed to Papuans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/21/australian-author-leads-silent-protest-over-blood-debt-owed-to-papuans/" aria-label="Read more about Australian author leads silent protest over ‘blood debt’ owed to Papuans">Read more</a>

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Rousing farewell for Kiwi doctors flying out to Gaza aid flotilla

April 19, 2024

Kia Ora Gaza A passionate haka reverberated through Auckland International Airport as a medical team of three New Zealand doctors received an emotional farewell from a big crowd of supporters before flying to Turkey to join the international Freedom Flotilla to Gaza. The doctors, who left Auckland yesterday, hope to be able to reach Gaza ... <a title="Rousing farewell for Kiwi doctors flying out to Gaza aid flotilla" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/19/rousing-farewell-for-kiwi-doctors-flying-out-to-gaza-aid-flotilla/" aria-label="Read more about Rousing farewell for Kiwi doctors flying out to Gaza aid flotilla">Read more</a>

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Eugene Doyle: Helen Clark on why AUKUS isn’t in New Zealand’s national interest

April 19, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Helen Clark, how I miss you.  The former New Zealand Prime Minister — the safest pair of hands this country has had in living memory — gave a masterclass on the importance of maintaining an independent foreign policy when she spoke at an AUKUS symposium held in Parliament’s old Legislative Chambers ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Helen Clark on why AUKUS isn’t in New Zealand’s national interest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/19/eugene-doyle-helen-clark-on-why-aukus-isnt-in-new-zealands-national-interest/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Helen Clark on why AUKUS isn’t in New Zealand’s national interest">Read more</a>