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The last voyage of the Rainbow Warrior – Rongelap podcast series

November 13, 2024

ABC Radio Australia and RNZ You probably know about the last moments of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior in 1985. But what do you know about the environmental campaign ship’s last voyage before it was bombed by French secret agents in New Zealand on 10 July 1985? Where had it come from, why was it ... <a title="The last voyage of the Rainbow Warrior – Rongelap podcast series" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/the-last-voyage-of-the-rainbow-warrior-rongelap-podcast-series/" aria-label="Read more about The last voyage of the Rainbow Warrior – Rongelap podcast series">Read more</a>

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Hīkoi mō te Tiriti day one: ‘Lets make this hīkoi build a nation’

November 11, 2024

RNZ News From the misty peaks of Cape Reinga to the rain-soaked streets of Kawakawa, Aotearoa New Zealand’s national hīkoi mō Te Tiriti rolled through the north and arrived in Whangārei. Since setting off this morning numbers have swelled from a couple of hundred to well over 1000 people, demonstrating their opposition to the coalition ... <a title="Hīkoi mō te Tiriti day one: ‘Lets make this hīkoi build a nation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/hikoi-mo-te-tiriti-day-one-lets-make-this-hikoi-build-a-nation/" aria-label="Read more about Hīkoi mō te Tiriti day one: ‘Lets make this hīkoi build a nation’">Read more</a>

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Rising Tide climate crisis ‘Protestival’ to go ahead despite court ruling

November 11, 2024

The NSW Supreme Court has issued orders prohibiting a major climate protest that would blockade ships entering the world’s largest coal port in Newcastle for 30 hours. Despite the court ruling, Wendy Bacon reports that the protest will still go ahead next week. SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon In a decision delivered last Thursday, Justice ... <a title="Rising Tide climate crisis ‘Protestival’ to go ahead despite court ruling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/rising-tide-climate-crisis-protestival-to-go-ahead-despite-court-ruling/" aria-label="Read more about Rising Tide climate crisis ‘Protestival’ to go ahead despite court ruling">Read more</a>

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Qatar ‘stalls’ Gaza mediation efforts – says it will not be ‘blackmailed’

November 10, 2024

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson also said that the country would not accept that its role as a mediator be used to “blackmail it”. “Qatar will not accept that mediation be a reason for blackmailing it, as we have witnessed manipulation since the collapse of the first pause and the women and children exchange deal, especially ... <a title="Qatar ‘stalls’ Gaza mediation efforts – says it will not be ‘blackmailed’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/10/qatar-stalls-gaza-mediation-efforts-says-it-will-not-be-blackmailed/" aria-label="Read more about Qatar ‘stalls’ Gaza mediation efforts – says it will not be ‘blackmailed’">Read more</a>

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‘Catastrophic’ ethnic cleansing amid north Gaza news void, says global media watchdog

November 10, 2024

Pacific Media Watch The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says Israel has stepped up systematic attacks on journalists and media infrastructure since the start of its northern Gaza campaign. Israeli strikes killed at least five journalists in October and Israeli forces began a smear campaign against six Al Jazeera journalists reporting on the ... <a title="‘Catastrophic’ ethnic cleansing amid north Gaza news void, says global media watchdog" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/10/catastrophic-ethnic-cleansing-amid-north-gaza-news-void-says-global-media-watchdog/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Catastrophic’ ethnic cleansing amid north Gaza news void, says global media watchdog">Read more</a>

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Behind settler colonial NZ’s paranoia about dissident ‘persons of interest’

November 9, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Robert Reid The Enemy Within, by Maire Leadbeater is many things. It is: • A family history• A social history• A history of the left-wing in Aotearoa• A chilling reminder of the origin and continuation of the surveillance state in New Zealand, and• A damn good read. The book is a great example ... <a title="Behind settler colonial NZ’s paranoia about dissident ‘persons of interest’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/09/behind-settler-colonial-nzs-paranoia-about-dissident-persons-of-interest/" aria-label="Read more about Behind settler colonial NZ’s paranoia about dissident ‘persons of interest’">Read more</a>

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Eugene Doyle: Axis of Genocide vs Axis of Resistance. Whose side are you on?

November 8, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Despite being appalled at my government, I winced as a New Zealander to hear my country described as part of the “Axis of Genocide”. With increasing frequency I hear commentators on West Asia/Middle East news sites hold the collective West responsible for the genocide. It’s a big come-down from the Global ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Axis of Genocide vs Axis of Resistance. Whose side are you on?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/08/eugene-doyle-axis-of-genocide-vs-axis-of-resistance-whose-side-are-you-on/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Axis of Genocide vs Axis of Resistance. Whose side are you on?">Read more</a>

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Māohi Nui campaigner tackles French nuclear test legacy – cancer and limited compensation

November 7, 2024

By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News Over 30 years the French government tested 193 nuclear weapons in Māohi Nui and today Indigenous peoples still suffer the impacts through intergenerational cancers. In 1975, France stopped atmospheric tests and moved to underground testing. Hinamoeura Morgant-Cross was eight years old when the French nuclear tests ... <a title="Māohi Nui campaigner tackles French nuclear test legacy – cancer and limited compensation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/07/maohi-nui-campaigner-tackles-french-nuclear-test-legacy-cancer-and-limited-compensation/" aria-label="Read more about Māohi Nui campaigner tackles French nuclear test legacy – cancer and limited compensation">Read more</a>

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Harris will not be a president for marginalised people – in the US or abroad

November 6, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Donald Earl Collins She made it clear in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in August, again at her televised debate with Donald Trump a few weeks later, and in all her interviews since. Vice-President Kamala Harris, if or when elected the 47th United States president, will continue the centre-right policies ... <a title="Harris will not be a president for marginalised people – in the US or abroad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/06/harris-will-not-be-a-president-for-marginalised-people-in-the-us-or-abroad/" aria-label="Read more about Harris will not be a president for marginalised people – in the US or abroad">Read more</a>

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West Papuan outcry over Prabowo’s plan to revive transmigration

November 5, 2024

By Victor Mambor in Jayapura Just one day after President Prabowo Subianto’s inauguration, a minister announced plans to resume the transmigration programme in eastern Indonesia, particularly in Papua, saying it was needed for enhancing unity and providing locals with welfare. Transmigration is the process of moving people from densely populated regions to less densely populated ... <a title="West Papuan outcry over Prabowo’s plan to revive transmigration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/05/west-papuan-outcry-over-prabowos-plan-to-revive-transmigration/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan outcry over Prabowo’s plan to revive transmigration">Read more</a>

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Philippine Supreme Court orders ‘temporary protection’ for abducted environmental activist

November 1, 2024

By Jairo Bolledo in Manila The Philippine Supreme Court has granted temporary protection to an environmental activist abducted in Pangasinan earlier this year. In its resolution dated September 9 — but only made public this week — the court granted Francisco “Eco” Dangla III’s petition for temporary protection, and prohibited the respondents, including high-ranking soldiers ... <a title="Philippine Supreme Court orders ‘temporary protection’ for abducted environmental activist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/01/philippine-supreme-court-orders-temporary-protection-for-abducted-environmental-activist/" aria-label="Read more about Philippine Supreme Court orders ‘temporary protection’ for abducted environmental activist">Read more</a>

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Filep Karma: A political prisoner who fought racism in West Papua

November 1, 2024

SPECIAL REPORT: By Andreas Harsono in Jakarta In December 2008, I visited the Abepura prison in Jayapura, West Papua, to verify a report sent to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture alleging abuses inside the jailhouse, as well as shortages of food and water. After prison guards checked my bag, I passed through a ... <a title="Filep Karma: A political prisoner who fought racism in West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/01/filep-karma-a-political-prisoner-who-fought-racism-in-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Filep Karma: A political prisoner who fought racism in West Papua">Read more</a>