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165 massacred schoolgirls in Iran – and the silence that exposes the West’s moral selectivity

March 8, 2026

ANALYSIS: By Hana Saada In an era when images can circle the globe in seconds and newsrooms claim to uphold universal humanitarian principles; one might expect the killing of 165 schoolgirls inside a primary school to dominate international headlines. One would expect emergency debates, moral outrage, and relentless coverage. Yet in the southeastern Iranian city ... <a title="165 massacred schoolgirls in Iran – and the silence that exposes the West’s moral selectivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/08/165-massacred-schoolgirls-in-iran-and-the-silence-that-exposes-the-wests-moral-selectivity/" aria-label="Read more about 165 massacred schoolgirls in Iran – and the silence that exposes the West’s moral selectivity">Read more</a>

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Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump

March 2, 2026

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle When I heard the terrible news that the Americans and Israelis had killed more than 165 children this week in an elementary school in Minab in Southern Iran it took me back to a wonderful day I spent in Isfahan in 2018. I met lots of Iranian school children and their ... <a title="Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/minab-school-massacre-hands-off-the-children-of-iran-donald-trump/" aria-label="Read more about Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald Trump">Read more</a>

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Federal government’s crackdown on free speech affects all Australians

January 23, 2026

ANALYSIS: By Paul Gregoire Australia’s two federal combating antisemitism bills, the New South Wales laws providing the means to shutdown street protests and move on stationary public assemblies, along with the envoy’s plan to combat antisemitism and the Royal Commission into the same prejudice, have all been set in place following two ISIS-fuelled killers murdering ... <a title="Federal government’s crackdown on free speech affects all Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/federal-governments-crackdown-on-free-speech-affects-all-australians/" aria-label="Read more about Federal government’s crackdown on free speech affects all Australians">Read more</a>

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Caitlin Johnstone: You don’t hate the mass media enough

November 24, 2025

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone There was another IDF massacre in Gaza on Saturday, reportedly killing dozens of Palestinians. Israel as usual claimed it was responding to a ceasefire violation by Hamas, but of course there’s absolutely no evidence for this to be found. AP reports that ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: You don’t hate the mass media enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/caitlin-johnstone-you-dont-hate-the-mass-media-enough/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: You don’t hate the mass media enough">Read more</a>

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Palestinian journalists treated like ‘robots’ by Western media, says Gaza reporter in wake of latest Israeli killings

August 26, 2025

Pacific Media Watch An Al Jazeera journalist who has documented Israel’s trail of atrocities for almost the past two years has condemned Western news agencies covering the war on Gaza as treating Palestinian reporters like “robots”. “You see how Palestinian journalists are treated. There’s no protection when they are alive,” Hind Khoudary told Al Jazeera ... <a title="Palestinian journalists treated like ‘robots’ by Western media, says Gaza reporter in wake of latest Israeli killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/08/26/palestinian-journalists-treated-like-robots-by-western-media-says-gaza-reporter-in-wake-of-latest-israeli-killings/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinian journalists treated like ‘robots’ by Western media, says Gaza reporter in wake of latest Israeli killings">Read more</a>

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Greta Thunberg tried to shame Western leaders – and found they have no shame

June 13, 2025

ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook in Middle East Eye If you imagined Western politicians and media were finally showing signs of waking up to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, think again. Even the decision this week by several Western states, led by the UK, to ban the entry of Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir, two far-right ... <a title="Greta Thunberg tried to shame Western leaders – and found they have no shame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/greta-thunberg-tried-to-shame-western-leaders-and-found-they-have-no-shame/" aria-label="Read more about Greta Thunberg tried to shame Western leaders – and found they have no shame">Read more</a>

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Jonathan Cook: Yes, Trump is vulgar. But the US global shakedown is the same one as ever

March 7, 2025

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook If there is one thing we can thank US President Donald Trump for, it is this: he has decisively stripped away the ridiculous notion, long cultivated by Western media, that the United States is a benign global policeman enforcing a “rules-based order”. ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: Yes, Trump is vulgar. But the US global shakedown is the same one as ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/07/jonathan-cook-yes-trump-is-vulgar-but-the-us-global-shakedown-is-the-same-one-as-ever/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: Yes, Trump is vulgar. But the US global shakedown is the same one as ever">Read more</a>

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Western media ‘parrots Israeli propaganda’ over Gaza, says analyst

November 16, 2024

Pacific Media Watch A media studies professor at Qatar’s Doha Institute for Graduate Studies has completed empirical studies examining Western media coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza — and his findings have been highly critical. Professor Mohamad Elmasry found that Western media have failed to do much more than “parrot Israeli propaganda regarding al-Shifa Hospital ... <a title="Western media ‘parrots Israeli propaganda’ over Gaza, says analyst" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/16/western-media-parrots-israeli-propaganda-over-gaza-says-analyst/" aria-label="Read more about Western media ‘parrots Israeli propaganda’ over Gaza, says analyst">Read more</a>

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Hundreds of Israel lobbyists ‘writing America’s news’, reveals new probe

November 14, 2024

Pacific Media Watch Hundreds of former employees of Israel lobbying groups such as AIPAC, StandWithUs and CAMERA are working in top newsrooms across the United States, writing and producing America’s news — including on Israel-Palestine, reports a new investigation. These outlets include MSNBC, The New York Times, CNN and Fox News, says the MintPress News ... <a title="Hundreds of Israel lobbyists ‘writing America’s news’, reveals new probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/14/hundreds-of-israel-lobbyists-writing-americas-news-reveals-new-probe/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of Israel lobbyists ‘writing America’s news’, reveals new probe">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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Caitlin Johnstone: On human rights, ‘friendly’ war crimes and Western hypocrisy

September 19, 2024

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The death toll has risen to 12 from Israel’s terror attack in Lebanon on Tuesday which detonated explosive materials hidden in thousands of pagers. Another 20 people were then killed in another attack the following day with a second wave of explosions, ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: On human rights, ‘friendly’ war crimes and Western hypocrisy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/caitlin-johnstone-on-human-rights-friendly-war-crimes-and-western-hypocrisy/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: On human rights, ‘friendly’ war crimes and Western hypocrisy">Read more</a>

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Biden hails ‘press freedom, democracy’ but ignores Gaza media death toll of 142

April 28, 2024

The protest outside the White House correspondents’ dinner hotel. Image: Anatolu video screenshot APR More than two dozen Palestinian journalists had called for a boycott of the dinner, writing an open letter urging their American colleagues not to attend. “You have a unique responsibility to speak truth to power and uphold journalistic integrity,” said the ... <a title="Biden hails ‘press freedom, democracy’ but ignores Gaza media death toll of 142" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/28/biden-hails-press-freedom-democracy-but-ignores-gaza-media-death-toll-of-142/" aria-label="Read more about Biden hails ‘press freedom, democracy’ but ignores Gaza media death toll of 142">Read more</a>