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Pioneer of Palestine protest in NZ warns against the IDF ‘obscenity’ becoming normalised

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report A pioneer of Palestine protest in Aotearoa New Zealand today warned against the IDF slaughter “obscenity” becoming accepted as normal in the...

Australian Zionists drop case against ‘truth’ journalist Mary Kostakidis

The Zionist Federation of Australia has withdrawn its case of “racial hatred” against Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis, who...

Student newspaper wins lawsuit against Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestine speech

Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration has violated the constitutional rights of international...

West Papua: The Pacific’s new test of Indonesia’s sovereignty narrative

ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting in Koror, Palau, last week has pushed West...

Palestine protesters renew ‘don’t buy Israeli’ pledge, demand NZ sanction Israel

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report Pro-Palestine activists made strong pleas for stronger boycotts of Israeli products...

Less than illustrious: remembering the Anzacs means also not forgetting some committed war crimes

ANALYSIS: By Jeffrey McNeill It was observed that the English had slain wounded and captured German prisoners. So reads a disturbing war diary entry of...

Long game: political activism for a public voice at Parliament

THE HOUSE: By Johnny Blades If elected representatives have their work cut out for them to create the slightest social or political change through Parliament,...

Pacific tackles growing problem of human trafficking, smuggling and ‘slavery’

By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva Since opening borders after the covid-19 pandemic, Australia and New Zealand have been aggressively sourcing Pacific Islander workers to help...

Hasty Tahiti electoral alliance accused of serving up ‘same soup’ by rival

By Walter Zweifel Politicians in French Polynesia have reacted with scorn over the ruling party’s hastily-convened electoral alliance with an opposition party, which has been...

The ‘otherness’ of Jacinda Ardern – by doing politics differently she changed the game and saved her party

ANALYSIS: By Jennifer Curtin This week marks the beginning of Jacinda Ardern’s life outside parliament, since she officially ceased to be an electorate MP at...

Indonesian security crackdown in West Papua – ‘traumatising raids, torture’

Asia Pacific Report Indonesian security forces have intensified operations in various conflict areas in West Papua, reports Human Rights Monitor. According to information received by the...