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Podcast: Royal Commission of Inquiry into Christchurch Terrorist Attack – Paul G Buchanan + Selwyn Manning consider the report

December 10, 2020

VIDEO: In what is a precursor episode to a planned Evening Report panel-series through 2021, Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan discuss and respond to elements of the Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terrorist attacks of March 15, 2019. The Inquiry’s terms of reference contained three areas: The terrorist’s actions Actions of public sector agencies ... <a title="Podcast: Royal Commission of Inquiry into Christchurch Terrorist Attack – Paul G Buchanan + Selwyn Manning consider the report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/10/podcast-royal-commission-of-inquiry-into-christchurch-terrorist-attack-paul-g-buchanan-selwyn-manning-consider-the-report/" aria-label="Read more about Podcast: Royal Commission of Inquiry into Christchurch Terrorist Attack – Paul G Buchanan + Selwyn Manning consider the report">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – Easter Sunday 2019

December 10, 2020

Analysis by Keith Rankin. I was in Victoria, Canada over Easter weekend in 2019. On Easter Sunday I returned to my hotel, to the shocking news of a set of coordinated suicide bombings in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 267 people died that day, and at least 500 others were injured. The target groups were Christian churchgoers, ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Easter Sunday 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/10/keith-rankin-essay-easter-sunday-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Easter Sunday 2019">Read more</a>

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Media freedom defenders criticise China, other Pacific info ‘threats’

November 21, 2020

By Laurens Ikinia in Auckland Media freedom defenders from Commonwealth countries have criticised many governments across the world that threaten and censor the work of journalists. A virtual conference on media freedom in the Commonwealth was hosted by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICwS) in a webinar in London this week. Three speakers condemned Chinese ... <a title="Media freedom defenders criticise China, other Pacific info ‘threats’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/21/media-freedom-defenders-criticise-china-other-pacific-info-threats/" aria-label="Read more about Media freedom defenders criticise China, other Pacific info ‘threats’">Read more</a>

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Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power

November 4, 2020

A clip from This Is Not A Movie, a 2020 documentary by about Robert Fisk. Video: Doc Edge Festival Veteran journalist Robert Fisk, who for decades covered events in the Middle East and elsewhere as a foreign correspondent for the British newspaper The Independent, has died after suffering a suspected stroke at his Dublin home. ... <a title="Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/robert-fisks-message-journalists-should-challenge-the-narratives-of-power/" aria-label="Read more about Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power">Read more</a>

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NZ designates Christchurch mosque shooter as a terrorist entity

September 1, 2020

By RNZ News The Christchurch mosque shooter has been designated as a “terrorist entity” by the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The designation under New Zealand legislation freezes the assets of terrorist entities and makes it a criminal offence to participate in or support the activities of the designated terrorist entity. Last Thursday, Australian ... <a title="NZ designates Christchurch mosque shooter as a terrorist entity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/nz-designates-christchurch-mosque-shooter-as-a-terrorist-entity/" aria-label="Read more about NZ designates Christchurch mosque shooter as a terrorist entity">Read more</a>

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No guarantee mosque mass killer would serve full jail term in Australia

August 28, 2020

By RNZ News Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre. An Auckland University law professor says there is a risk the mosque terrorist could walk the streets of Sydney if he was deported to Australia to serve his life sentence. After a four-day sentencing hearing in the High Court ... <a title="No guarantee mosque mass killer would serve full jail term in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/no-guarantee-mosque-mass-killer-would-serve-full-jail-term-in-australia/" aria-label="Read more about No guarantee mosque mass killer would serve full jail term in Australia">Read more</a>

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NZ mosque terrorism hero: ‘We achieved what we wanted’

August 28, 2020

Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre. A man who confronted a terrorist on the day of the New Zealand killings and again during his sentencing in the High Court says the perpetrator has got “what he deserved”. After a four-day sentencing hearing in the High Court in Christchurch, ... <a title="NZ mosque terrorism hero: ‘We achieved what we wanted’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/28/nz-mosque-terrorism-hero-we-achieved-what-we-wanted/" aria-label="Read more about NZ mosque terrorism hero: ‘We achieved what we wanted’">Read more</a>

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When life means life: why the NZ court had to deliver an unprecedented sentence for the mosque terrorist

August 27, 2020

The attacker behind New Zealand’s worst mass shooting has been sentenced to life in prison, without the chance of parole. Video: Wayne Hay, Al Jazeera English ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, of the University of Waikato Was Brenton Tarrant’s silence and acceptance of sentence in court a final act to expand his notoriety? Was his disavowal ... <a title="When life means life: why the NZ court had to deliver an unprecedented sentence for the mosque terrorist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/when-life-means-life-why-the-nz-court-had-to-deliver-an-unprecedented-sentence-for-the-mosque-terrorist/" aria-label="Read more about When life means life: why the NZ court had to deliver an unprecedented sentence for the mosque terrorist">Read more</a>

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LIVE: Evening Report’s A View from Afar with Paul Buchanan – The Christchurch Mass Murders and White Extremists

August 27, 2020

Ref. You can download New Zealand High Court, Justice Cameron Mander’s ruling here. In this episode of Evening Report’s A View from Afar programme we are joined by political scientist Paul Buchanan to discuss: 1) The Christchurch attacks of March 15, 2019… The sentencing hearings, how the voice of the victims has been heard. 2) But what ... <a title="LIVE: Evening Report’s A View from Afar with Paul Buchanan – The Christchurch Mass Murders and White Extremists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/27/live-evening-reports-a-view-from-afar-with-paul-buchanan-the-christchurch-mass-murders-and-white-extremists/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: Evening Report’s A View from Afar with Paul Buchanan – The Christchurch Mass Murders and White Extremists">Read more</a>

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‘Congratulations Mr Terrorist, you have failed,’ girl, 15, tells gunman

August 26, 2020

By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter in Christchurch Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre. The contrast cannot be more stark. The bravery of a 15-year-old girl, and the cowardice of a 29-year-old terrorist. Brenton Harrison Tarrant is facing sentencing in the High Court at Christchurch for the murder ... <a title="‘Congratulations Mr Terrorist, you have failed,’ girl, 15, tells gunman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/congratulations-mr-terrorist-you-have-failed-girl-15-tells-gunman/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Congratulations Mr Terrorist, you have failed,’ girl, 15, tells gunman">Read more</a>

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NZ mosque terrorist’s sentencing: Gunman looks like ‘shell of person’

August 26, 2020

By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter in Christchurch Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre. The last of the victim impact statements were being heard in a New Zealand court today on the third day of sentencing of the Christchurch mosque terrorist. Brenton Harrison Tarrant is facing sentencing for ... <a title="NZ mosque terrorist’s sentencing: Gunman looks like ‘shell of person’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/26/nz-mosque-terrorists-sentencing-gunman-looks-like-shell-of-person/" aria-label="Read more about NZ mosque terrorist’s sentencing: Gunman looks like ‘shell of person’">Read more</a>

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Mosque victim’s mother tells terrorist: ‘You killed your own humanity’

August 25, 2020

By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter Warning: This story includes details of the 15 March 2019 mosque terrorism attacks. New Zealand’s High Court will hear from further victims of the Christchurch terror attack today. Brenton Harrison Tarrant, who has admitted 51 charges of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one of terrorism in relation to ... <a title="Mosque victim’s mother tells terrorist: ‘You killed your own humanity’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/25/mosque-victims-mother-tells-terrorist-you-killed-your-own-humanity/" aria-label="Read more about Mosque victim’s mother tells terrorist: ‘You killed your own humanity’">Read more</a>