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January 20, 2023
RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand has become hugely polarised and it is little wonder Jacinda Ardern has decided to call it a day, says Helen Clark. The former New Zealand prime minister and Labour Party leader is no stranger to the ups and downs of politics. However, she said current politicians faced vitriol 24/7 thanks ... <a title="Former NZ PM Helen Clark calls for rethink on political debate in wake of Ardern resignation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/20/former-nz-pm-helen-clark-calls-for-rethink-on-political-debate-in-wake-of-ardern-resignation/" aria-label="Read more about Former NZ PM Helen Clark calls for rethink on political debate in wake of Ardern resignation">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2022
COMMENTARY: By David Robie Timor-Leste, the youngest independent nation and the most fledgling press in the Asia-Pacific, has finally shown how it’s done — with a big lesson for Pacific island neighbours. Tackle the Chinese media gatekeepers and creeping authoritarianism threatening journalism in the region at the top. In Dili on the final day of ... <a title="Ramos-Horta challenges Pacific’s biggest threat to media freedom – China’s gatekeepers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/05/ramos-horta-challenges-pacifics-biggest-threat-to-media-freedom-chinas-gatekeepers/" aria-label="Read more about Ramos-Horta challenges Pacific’s biggest threat to media freedom – China’s gatekeepers">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2021
Women journalists, feminists, activists, and human rights defenders around the world are facing virtual harassment. In this series, global civil society alliance CIVICUS highlights the gendered nature of virtual harassment through the stories of women working to defend our democratic freedoms. Today’s testimony on International Women’s Day is published here through a partnership between CIVICUS ... <a title="For this Filipina journalist, every day is a battle with fear – and defying silence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/09/for-this-filipina-journalist-every-day-is-a-battle-with-fear-and-defying-silence/" aria-label="Read more about For this Filipina journalist, every day is a battle with fear – and defying silence">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch Miss Universe NZ 2019 beauty queen Diamond Langi is being trolled by thousands of Indonesians on social media for speaking up about discrimination against West Papuans. “The post I had made was #FreeWestPapua with a video showcasing the discrimination West Papuans have had to endure for ... <a title="Indonesian trolls target Tongan beauty Diamond Langi over Papuan solidarity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/25/indonesian-trolls-target-tongan-beauty-diamond-langi-over-papuan-solidarity/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian trolls target Tongan beauty Diamond Langi over Papuan solidarity">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2019
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila In the wake of a Vanuatu Daily Post investigation into what appeared to be a deliberate attempt to spread fake news targeted at the government of Vanuatu and other supporters of West Papuan independence movement, a BBC investigative journalist has found clear evidence of a concerted campaign to pollute discussions ... <a title="Vanuatu Daily Post: Indonesia online propaganda undermining West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/11/vanuatu-daily-post-indonesia-online-propaganda-undermining-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu Daily Post: Indonesia online propaganda undermining West Papua">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Tonga is mulling a Facebook ban as the Kingdom struggles to contain a torrent of online abuse and threats on the platform directed at the monarchy by pro-government forces. It’s the latest fallout in an escalating digital war between the pro-democracy camp and those firmly backing Tonga’s constitutional monarchy, which bestows the ... <a title="‘We can’t control the demons’ – Tonga mulls Facebook ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/14/we-cant-control-the-demons-tonga-mulls-facebook-ban/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We can’t control the demons’ – Tonga mulls Facebook ban">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2019
By Dr Evita March It seems like internet trolling happens everywhere online these days – and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. The British press and Kensington Palace officials have called for an end to the merciless online trolling of Duchesses Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, which reportedly includes racist and sexist content, and ... <a title="Online trolling: Once funny, but now the term meaning is far more sinister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/04/online-trolling-once-funny-but-now-the-term-meaning-is-far-more-sinister/" aria-label="Read more about Online trolling: Once funny, but now the term meaning is far more sinister">Read more</a>
