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March 26, 2019
PDEA Director-General Aaron Aquino (centre) and PDEA Director III Irish Calaguas (left) led two operations in Muntinlupa on March 19, 2019, which yielded 166.5 kg of crystal meth worth an estimated 1.13 billion pesos. Image: PDEA By Nestor Corrales in Manila Despite the Philippine government’s brutal war on drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that ... <a title="Drug problem in Philippines has ‘worsened’, admits Duterte" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/drug-problem-in-philippines-has-worsened-admits-duterte/" aria-label="Read more about Drug problem in Philippines has ‘worsened’, admits Duterte">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2019
OPINION: By Dr Paul G Buchanan The terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques this month is a watershed moment in New Zealand history. In the days, months and years ahead much soul-searching will be conducted about the social and political factors that contributed to the massacre of 50 people. Here we shall focus on two: ... <a title="Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must ‘own’ this terrorist attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/24/paul-buchanan-soul-searching-nz-must-own-this-terrorist-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must ‘own’ this terrorist attack">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2019
The Tino Rangatiratanga and New Zealand independence flags flying at the “Love Aotearoa Hate Racism” rally in Aotea Square, Auckland, today. Image: David Robie/PMC Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Thousands of New Zealanders flocked to the “Love Aotearoa Hate Racism” rally at Aotea Square in central Auckland today in solidarity with the Muslim community in the ... <a title="Thousands take part in Auckland ‘love Aotearoa’ rally, reject terrorism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/24/thousands-take-part-in-auckland-love-aotearoa-rally-reject-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands take part in Auckland ‘love Aotearoa’ rally, reject terrorism">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2019
“Burkinis have been banned in Cannes.: From a Stuff representation. Pacific Journalism Review Friday, March 15, 2019 Abstract In the global media scene, media ownership is controlled by groups with political agendas. Intolerance of ‘the other’, from Islam and migrants to people of colour, show the rise of fundamentally prejudiced groups who relate well to ... <a title="Representations of Islam and Muslims in New Zealand media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/23/representations-of-islam-and-muslims-in-new-zealand-media/" aria-label="Read more about Representations of Islam and Muslims in New Zealand media">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The massive gathering in Christchurch’s Hagley Park has reassured and uplifted their shocked community, say New Zealand Muslim leaders. About 20,000 people gathered in Hagley Park to observe two minutes of silence and the Muslim call to prayer on Friday along with thousands more at other events across the country, including ... <a title="Gallery: Christchurch terror: Prayers and hijabs for peace at Ponsonby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/23/gallery-christchurch-terror-prayers-and-hijabs-for-peace-at-ponsonby/" aria-label="Read more about Gallery: Christchurch terror: Prayers and hijabs for peace at Ponsonby">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2019
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern paying her respects in Christchurch. Image: RNZ Summer Joyan’s open letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: Dear Prime Minister Ardern, I am a 13-year-old Muslim girl from Australia and I would like to publicly share my appreciation with you. I belong to the generation that was born after 11 ... <a title="Dear PM: ‘It breaks my heart that a sense of belonging has cost 50 lives’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/23/dear-pm-it-breaks-my-heart-that-a-sense-of-belonging-has-cost-50-lives/" aria-label="Read more about Dear PM: ‘It breaks my heart that a sense of belonging has cost 50 lives’">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2019
Rahul Bhattarai talks to eNCA News of South Africa live from New Zealand. Video: eNCA News Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Former Pacific Media Watch project reporter Rahul Bhattarai has talked to the South African independent news service eNews Channel Africa News about last Friday’s mosque massacre in New Zealand. The Johannesburg host talked to him ... <a title="Former PMW reporter talks to SA media on mosque massacre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/23/former-pmw-reporter-talks-to-sa-media-on-mosque-massacre/" aria-label="Read more about Former PMW reporter talks to SA media on mosque massacre">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2019
Police guarding the AUT Masjid today added their tribute to the flowers at the entrance to the prayer room in central Auckland. Image: David Robie/PMC By RNZ News New Zealand today observed the Muslim call to prayer and two minutes of silence in Christchurch and across the country, one week after terror attacks that killed ... <a title="NZ marks call to prayer, two-minute silence to honour mosque dead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/nz-marks-call-to-prayer-two-minute-silence-to-honour-mosque-dead/" aria-label="Read more about NZ marks call to prayer, two-minute silence to honour mosque dead">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2019
By Michael Andrew Muslim students at Auckland University of Technology have praised the gestures of kindness they have received from fellow students and the New Zealand community following last Friday’s terror attack in Christchurch when 50 people were massacred. The students reflected as New Zealand was poised for a national day of mourning vigils, including ... <a title="AUT students: ‘We want to stay as a country, unified, always’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/aut-students-we-want-to-stay-as-a-country-unified-always/" aria-label="Read more about AUT students: ‘We want to stay as a country, unified, always’">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2019
Armed police bedecked with flowers amid heightened national security following the Christchurch mosque attacks last Friday. Traditionazlly, New Zealand police are unarmed. Image: Sulzy/Twitter By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today announced a New Zealand ban on all military-style semi-automatic weapons and all assault rifles She pledged the day after the terrorist massacre in ... <a title="NZ bans military-style semi-automatic weapons and all assault rifles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/21/nz-bans-military-style-semi-automatic-weapons-and-all-assault-rifles/" aria-label="Read more about NZ bans military-style semi-automatic weapons and all assault rifles">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2019
By RNZ News As the police worked to release victims’ bodies to families by tonight, the first were buried this afternoon. Father and son, 44-year-old Khaled Mustafa and 15-year-old Hamza, were laid to rest in a Janaza service at Memorial Park Cemetery in Linwood. The service started at 12.30pm when the bodies arrived by hearse. ... <a title="Christchurch terror shooting: First victims buried, calls for unity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/21/christchurch-terror-shooting-first-victims-buried-calls-for-unity/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch terror shooting: First victims buried, calls for unity">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2019
Hate speech … “The problem of socially-conditioned hatred is so much larger and more intricate than the capacity of any sort of censorship to control it.” Image: David Robie/PMC By Michael Andrew Religion and race-based attacks will continue as a result of the rise of online hate speech, says a leading New Zealand academic. Professor ... <a title="Online hate speech ‘gives green light’ to religion, race attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/20/online-hate-speech-gives-green-light-to-religion-race-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about Online hate speech ‘gives green light’ to religion, race attacks">Read more</a>
