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Nakba Gallery: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free

May 20, 2024

Asia Pacific Report As Israel drives the Palestinians deeper into another Nakba in Gaza with its assault on Rafah, the Palestine Youth Aotearoa (PYA) and solidarity supporters in Aotearoa New Zealand tonight commemorated the original Nakba — “the Catastrophe” — of 1948. The 1948 Nakba . . . more than 750,000 Palestinians were forced to ... <a title="Nakba Gallery: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/nakba-gallery-from-the-river-to-the-sea-palestine-will-be-free/" aria-label="Read more about Nakba Gallery: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free">Read more</a>

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Fiji’s Jo Nata reflects on the 2000 coup: ‘We let the racism genie out of the bottle’

May 19, 2024

SPECIAL REPORT: Islands Business in Suva Today is the 24th anniversary of renegade and failed businessman George Speight’s coup in 2000 Fiji. The elected coalition government headed by Mahendra Chaudhry, the first and only Indo-Fijian prime minister of Fiji, was held hostage at gunpoint for 56 days in the country’s new Parliament by Speight’s rebel ... <a title="Fiji’s Jo Nata reflects on the 2000 coup: ‘We let the racism genie out of the bottle’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/19/fijis-jo-nata-reflects-on-the-2000-coup-we-let-the-racism-genie-out-of-the-bottle/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Jo Nata reflects on the 2000 coup: ‘We let the racism genie out of the bottle’">Read more</a>

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Gallery: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free

May 15, 2024

Asia Pacific Report As Israel drives the Palestinians deeper into another Nakba in Gaza with its assault on Rafah, the Palestine Youth Aotearoa (PYA) and solidarity supporters in Aotearoa New Zealand tonight commemorated the original Nakba — “the Catastrophe” — of 1948. The 1948 Nakba . . . more than 750,000 Palestinians were forced to ... <a title="Gallery: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/gallery-from-the-river-to-the-sea-palestine-will-be-free/" aria-label="Read more about Gallery: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free">Read more</a>

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Auckland Palestine rally honours Gaza journalists for freedom award

May 5, 2024

Asia Pacific Report About 500 people honoured Palestinian journalists in the heart of the New Zealand city of Auckland today for their brave coverage of Israel’s War on Gaza, now in its seventh month with almost 35,000 people killed, mostly women and children. Marking the annual May 3 World Press Freedom Day “plus two”, the ... <a title="Auckland Palestine rally honours Gaza journalists for freedom award" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/05/auckland-palestine-rally-honours-gaza-journalists-for-freedom-award/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Palestine rally honours Gaza journalists for freedom award">Read more</a>

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After the TVNZ and Newshub shocks, what will the future of Pacific news look like?

March 16, 2024

By Khalia Strong of Pacific Media Network There are questions about what the future of media will look like for Pacific media platforms in the wake of the axing of TVNZ’s Sunday and Fair Go programmes along with the proposed closure of Newshub. Economist and political commentator Filipo Katavake-McGrath says the recent changes are monumental ... <a title="After the TVNZ and Newshub shocks, what will the future of Pacific news look like?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/16/after-the-tvnz-and-newshub-shocks-what-will-the-future-of-pacific-news-look-like/" aria-label="Read more about After the TVNZ and Newshub shocks, what will the future of Pacific news look like?">Read more</a>

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PNG’s Masiu warns USP journalism students to defend free press

November 28, 2023

By Monika Singh in Suva Freedom of the press is a cornerstone of any vibrant democracy and society’s collective responsibility to safeguard and protect it, says Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Information and Communication Technology Timothy Masiu. Masiu was chief guest at the 2023 University of the South Pacific Journalism Student Awards function held in ... <a title="PNG’s Masiu warns USP journalism students to defend free press" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/28/pngs-masiu-warns-usp-journalism-students-to-defend-free-press/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Masiu warns USP journalism students to defend free press">Read more</a>

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RSF hails decision to award Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian journalist

October 8, 2023

Pacific Media Watch Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has hailed the news that Narges Mohammadi — an Iranian journalist RSF has been defending for years — has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her “fight against the oppression of women in Iran,” her courage and determination. Persecuted by the Iranian authorities since the late 1990s ... <a title="RSF hails decision to award Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/08/rsf-hails-decision-to-award-nobel-peace-prize-to-iranian-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about RSF hails decision to award Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian journalist">Read more</a>

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Pacific Media Network launches new ‘Moanaverse’ digital website

October 5, 2023

Pacific Media Watch Pacific Media Network (PMN) has continued its transition into the “Moanaverse” with a new digital home for its news and media PMN said in a statement it was pleased to reveal its new website that “ensures the future of Pacific storytelling, radio and news media continues to connect with its growing online ... <a title="Pacific Media Network launches new ‘Moanaverse’ digital website" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/05/pacific-media-network-launches-new-moanaverse-digital-website/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Media Network launches new ‘Moanaverse’ digital website">Read more</a>

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Ponsonby march highlights Dawn Raids pain and overstayer uncertainty

October 2, 2023

By Khalia Strong of Pacific Media Network Dozens of Pacific Islanders and Palagi defied the bitterly cold wind and rain for a peaceful “remember the Dawn Raids” march along Auckland’s Ponsonby Road at the weekend. The Savali ole Filemu march recognised the anxiety which currently faces overstayers, and the pain still felt from the Dawn ... <a title="Ponsonby march highlights Dawn Raids pain and overstayer uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/ponsonby-march-highlights-dawn-raids-pain-and-overstayer-uncertainty/" aria-label="Read more about Ponsonby march highlights Dawn Raids pain and overstayer uncertainty">Read more</a>

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Demise of CSU news journalism course was ‘greatly exaggerated’

September 27, 2023

A Charles Sturt University journalism academic says the evolving communication course at his institution in Australia continues to feed the ranks of the irrepressible “Mitchell Mafia’”. Jock Cheetham, senior lecturer in news and media in the Charles Sturt School of Information and Communication Studies in Bathurst, said recent “news” of the demise of the journalism ... <a title="Demise of CSU news journalism course was ‘greatly exaggerated’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/27/demise-of-csu-news-journalism-course-was-greatly-exaggerated/" aria-label="Read more about Demise of CSU news journalism course was ‘greatly exaggerated’">Read more</a>

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‘It was set up to fail us’ – Palestinians reflect on 30 years of the Oslo Accords

September 17, 2023

Though the Oslo Accords and its signatories made many promises to the Palestinians, in reality, it carved Palestine up into bantustans and ghettos with limited self-autonomy for Palestinians on a minuscule portion of their homeland. By Yumna Patel On September 13, 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) ... <a title="‘It was set up to fail us’ – Palestinians reflect on 30 years of the Oslo Accords" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/17/it-was-set-up-to-fail-us-palestinians-reflect-on-30-years-of-the-oslo-accords/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It was set up to fail us’ – Palestinians reflect on 30 years of the Oslo Accords">Read more</a>

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PNG woman journalist hit by stray bullet during Moitaka shootout

August 3, 2023

PNG Post-Courier Police in Papua New Guinea’s National Capital District are investigating the shooting yesterday of a woman reporter working with the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Central during an alleged confrontation between police and settlers at 8-Mile in Port Moresby. In the midst of the firing, allegedly aimed at each other, a stray bullet hit ... <a title="PNG woman journalist hit by stray bullet during Moitaka shootout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/png-woman-journalist-hit-by-stray-bullet-during-moitaka-shootout/" aria-label="Read more about PNG woman journalist hit by stray bullet during Moitaka shootout">Read more</a>