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Does public safety trump free speech? History’s case for banning anti-trans activist Posie Parker from NZ

March 22, 2023

ANALYSIS: By Bevin Veale, Massey University The impending arrival of Kelly-Jean Keen-Minshull — aka Posie Parker — has put the spotlight on the tension between free speech and protecting vulnerable communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. In particular, it raises questions about Immigration New Zealand’s role in limiting who can visit and speak in the country. ... <a title="Does public safety trump free speech? History’s case for banning anti-trans activist Posie Parker from NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/22/does-public-safety-trump-free-speech-historys-case-for-banning-anti-trans-activist-posie-parker-from-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Does public safety trump free speech? History’s case for banning anti-trans activist Posie Parker from NZ">Read more</a>

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Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum – but will they be enough to bring about change?

October 14, 2022

ANALYSIS: By Tony Walker, La Trobe University As protests in Iran drag on into their fourth week over the violent death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman, there are two central questions. The first is whether these protests involving women and girls across Iran are different from upheavals in the past, or ... <a title="Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum – but will they be enough to bring about change?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/14/women-led-protests-in-iran-gather-momentum-but-will-they-be-enough-to-bring-about-change/" aria-label="Read more about Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum – but will they be enough to bring about change?">Read more</a>

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TVNZ Breakfast host talks up ‘diversity’ role of interpreters

October 8, 2020

By AUT News Television New Zealand Breakfast host John Campbell has highlighted the essential work that translators and interpreters do. Associate Professor Ineke Crezee and Auckland University of Technology (AUT) interpreting graduate Dr Mustafa Derbashi were interviewed on Breakfast on International Translation Day, September 30, to help raise awareness of the profession. “Translators are vital ... <a title="TVNZ Breakfast host talks up ‘diversity’ role of interpreters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/08/tvnz-breakfast-host-talks-up-diversity-role-of-interpreters/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ Breakfast host talks up ‘diversity’ role of interpreters">Read more</a>

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Indonesian election: ‘Our most disregarded Pacific neighbour’

April 17, 2019

By the Asia Media Centre Up to 193 million eligible voters in Indonesia will go to the polls today, in what will be the world’s largest single-day election. The election will see incumbent president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo go head-to-head with Prabowo Subianto, a former general in the Indonesian armed forces who lost to Jokowi in ... <a title="Indonesian election: ‘Our most disregarded Pacific neighbour’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/indonesian-election-our-most-disregarded-pacific-neighbour/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian election: ‘Our most disregarded Pacific neighbour’">Read more</a>