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France ‘must pay’ for study on genetic impact of its Pacific nuclear tests

October 18, 2022

RNZ Pacific The French state should pay for a study on the genetic impact of its nuclear weapons tests in the South Pacific, says French Polynesian territorial President Édouard Fritch. Fritch was responding to a renewed call by the pro-independence opposition Tavini Huiraatira party to follow up on reports dating back to 2016 that radiation ... <a title="France ‘must pay’ for study on genetic impact of its Pacific nuclear tests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/18/france-must-pay-for-study-on-genetic-impact-of-its-pacific-nuclear-tests/" aria-label="Read more about France ‘must pay’ for study on genetic impact of its Pacific nuclear tests">Read more</a>

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Tahiti’s nuclear compo advocate to be honoured in French Polynesia

August 19, 2022

RNZ Pacific The office of the Tahitian president says it wants to honour the memory of Bruno Barrillot who was the head of French Polynesia’s organisation looking at the aftermath of France’s nuclear weapons tests. The office says it wants to mark the sixth anniversary of Barrillot’s return from France to French Polynesia. He died ... <a title="Tahiti’s nuclear compo advocate to be honoured in French Polynesia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/19/tahitis-nuclear-compo-advocate-to-be-honoured-in-french-polynesia/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s nuclear compo advocate to be honoured in French Polynesia">Read more</a>

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NZ should show real solidarity with the Pacific by embracing climate action

July 31, 2022

COMMENTARY: By Prue Taylor in Auckland From 1949 to 1996 more than 300 nuclear devices were detonated in the Pacific. In the mid-1990s a generation of political leaders had the foresight, wisdom and courage to support a civil society initiative that led to an International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the legality of the ... <a title="NZ should show real solidarity with the Pacific by embracing climate action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/31/nz-should-show-real-solidarity-with-the-pacific-by-embracing-climate-action/" aria-label="Read more about NZ should show real solidarity with the Pacific by embracing climate action">Read more</a>

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France pays out US$16m on nearly 100 Tahiti nuclear compensation claims

July 28, 2022

RNZ Pacific The French nuclear compensation commission CIVEN says that last year it paid out US$16.6 million to victims of France’s nuclear weapons tests. France tested 193 atomic weapons in French Polynesia over three decades from 1966 to 1996 after abandoning its testing regime in Algeria. In its report for 2021, the commission said it ... <a title="France pays out US$16m on nearly 100 Tahiti nuclear compensation claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/28/france-pays-out-us16m-on-nearly-100-tahiti-nuclear-compensation-claims/" aria-label="Read more about France pays out US$16m on nearly 100 Tahiti nuclear compensation claims">Read more</a>

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LIVE Thurs@Midday: Buchanan + Manning on why Putin has exhausted the support of his natural allies

March 2, 2022

A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will discuss the ongoing Russian attacks against Ukraine, including: Whether the Russian Federation’s president Vladimir Putin has lost the support of significant leaders of allied nations, and if so what does this mean for Russia as a global power? We ... <a title="LIVE Thurs@Midday: Buchanan + Manning on why Putin has exhausted the support of his natural allies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/02/live-thursmidday-buchanan-manning-on-why-putin-has-exhausted-the-support-of-his-natural-allies/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE Thurs@Midday: Buchanan + Manning on why Putin has exhausted the support of his natural allies">Read more</a>

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Temaru defence controversy in Radio Tefana political case revisited

February 10, 2022

RNZ Pacific Investigators in French Polynesia have reassessed their case against the pro-independence leader Oscar Manutahi Temaru, who has challenged the seizure of his US$100,000 savings. The money was taken at the behest of the French prosecutor as part of a probe into the community radio station funding of Temaru’s defence in a trial in ... <a title="Temaru defence controversy in Radio Tefana political case revisited" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/temaru-defence-controversy-in-radio-tefana-political-case-revisited/" aria-label="Read more about Temaru defence controversy in Radio Tefana political case revisited">Read more</a>

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OP-ED: UN Secretary General on the Tenth Review Conference on the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

December 15, 2021

Op-Ed by United Nations Secretary General António Guterres GCC GCL. New York, December 2021 – We live in worrying times. The climate crisis, stark inequalities, bloody conflicts and human rights abuses, and the personal and economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have put our world under greater stress than it has faced in my lifetime. ... <a title="OP-ED: UN Secretary General on the Tenth Review Conference on the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/15/op-ed-un-secretary-general-on-the-tenth-review-conference-on-the-parties-to-the-treaty-on-the-non-proliferation-of-nuclear-weapons/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: UN Secretary General on the Tenth Review Conference on the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons">Read more</a>

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PANG condemns Australia policy for ‘abandoning’ Pacific nuclear-free pact

October 25, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Australia needs to be put on notice by Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders over abandoning its commitments under the South Pacific’s nuclear free accord — the Treaty of Rarotonga — by signing up to the controversial security pact, AUKUS, says the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG). The deal by the Australian, ... <a title="PANG condemns Australia policy for ‘abandoning’ Pacific nuclear-free pact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/25/pang-condemns-australia-policy-for-abandoning-pacific-nuclear-free-pact/" aria-label="Read more about PANG condemns Australia policy for ‘abandoning’ Pacific nuclear-free pact">Read more</a>

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PODCAST: Buchanan and Manning on Nuclear Deterrence + Risk + First Strike States

July 8, 2021

Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, where they analyse: Revelations that the People's Republic of China has further developed missile silos in its north-west desert. How does this fit with proliferation of nuclear silos in the west? How do great powers enforce their nuclear deterrence dogma and strategy in 2021 compared to when the first Cold War was chilling the world's expectations of longevity?

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Scheduled Live: Buchanan and Manning on Nuclear Deterrence + Risk + First Strike States

July 7, 2021

A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan will present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, LIVE at midday Thursday where they will analyse: Revelations that the People’s Republic of China has further developed missile silos in its north-west desert. How does this fit with proliferation of nuclear silos in the west?

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Tahiti protest rally marks France’s ‘crime against humanity’ first atomic test in Pacific

July 5, 2021

RNZ Pacific More than 2000 demonstrators in French Polynesia have joined a march in the capital Pape’ete to mark the 55th anniversary of the first French nuclear weapons test in the Pacific. The rally was attended by the pro-independence opposition, veterans groups and the Māohi Protestant Church — some carrying banners declaring a “crime against ... <a title="Tahiti protest rally marks France’s ‘crime against humanity’ first atomic test in Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/05/tahiti-protest-rally-marks-frances-crime-against-humanity-first-atomic-test-in-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti protest rally marks France’s ‘crime against humanity’ first atomic test in Pacific">Read more</a>

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Are US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?

January 5, 2021

ANALYSIS: By Clive Williams, Australian National University Tensions are running high in the Middle East in the waning days of the Trump administration. Over the weekend, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed Israeli agents were planning to attack US forces in Iraq to provide US President Donald Trump with a pretext for striking Iran. ... <a title="Are US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/are-us-and-iran-headed-for-a-military-showdown-before-trump-leaves-office/" aria-label="Read more about Are US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?">Read more</a>