Articles

Caitlin Johnstone: Civil rights are being destroyed throughout the West in service of Israel

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone British journalist Richard Medhurst is once again being persecuted by federal law enforcement in yet another Western nation for his reporting on the abuses of Israel...

Trump’s foreign aid freeze throws independent journalism into chaos

Pacific Media Watch President Donald Trump has frozen billions of dollars around the world in aid projects, including more...

Moral bankruptcy, Israel’s genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians

Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third...

Sir Julius Chan, one of Papua New Guinea’s founding fathers, dies aged 85

OBITUARY: By Scott Waide and Neville Choi Papua New Guineans have launched an outpouring of grief and appreciation for...

‘All I wanted was to bid my daughter a final farewell’ – Gaza hostages, mainstream media and truth

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Watching footage of Palestinian parliamentarian and hostage Khalida Jarrar emerge from Israeli captivity was jarring...

Domestic violence, isolation hit Pacific women during pandemic, says USP survey

By Sri Krishnamurthi While some women at the University of the South Pacific’s 14 campuses found working from home enjoyable during the covid-19 pandemic, others...

Yamin Kogoya: Happy West Papua Day – and the brutal truth about where we are now

COMMENTARY: By Yamin Kogoya On 30 June 2022, the Indonesian Parliament in Jakarta passed legislation to split West Papua into three more pieces. The Papuan people’s...

‘Against propaganda, there are facts’ – RSF’s new global campaign video

The new Reporters Without Borders campaign video about Russian’s invasion propaganda. Video: RSF Pacific Media Watch As Russia’s propaganda and crackdown on journalism continue to wreak...

Revelations on the murky fate of flag ‘treason’ prisoners in West Papua

Today marks 1 December 1961 when the West Papuan national flag, the Morning Star was first raised and the date has been honoured across...

Farewell Filep Karma, the revered West Papuan leader who could have ushered in unity

By David Robie A tragic day of mourning. Thousands thronged the West Papuan funeral cortège today and tonight as the banned Morning Star led the...

Fiji academic warns over media ‘climate injustice’ in open access webinar

By David Robie A Fiji-based academic challenged the Pacific region’s media and policymakers today over climate crisis coverage, asking whether the discriminatory style of reporting...