Articles

How the US, Israel and Iran are controlling their media narratives

COMMENTARY: By Majdoline Al-Shammouri in Beirut In the ongoing United States and Israel war on Iran, it appears that all the countries agree on “controlling” the media. Despite differences in their...

Cuban envoy makes strong plea for his country defying US blockade

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report Cuba’s Ambassador to New Zealand, Luis Morejón Rodríguez, last night made a passionate...

Corruption reporting project mourns the loss of Dan McGarry, pioneering Pacific editor and investigative journalist

OBITUARY: By Aubrey Belford, Australia and South Pacific regional editor of OCCRP The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project...

Caitlin Johnstone: Iran is forcing the world to care about US-Israeli warmongering

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Westerners are about to start paying a lot more attention to the war in Iran...

Iran’s ‘Samson option’: Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic behind Tehran’s next move

ANALYSIS: By Kevork Almassian When the Strait of Hormuz closes, you don’t need to be a military analyst to...

‘It’s time to be the crowd’, Knitting Nannas tell protest against jailing of climate activist

SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is pleased that a Sydney magistrate jailed protester Deanna “Violet” Coco on Friday. But he is...

As Fiji prepares to vote, democracy could already be the loser

ANALYSIS: By Dominic O’Sullivan, Charles Sturt University When Fijians elect a new Parliament on December 14, it is likely their votes will be counted fairly...

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...