Articles

Caitlin Johnstone: On human rights, ‘friendly’ war crimes and Western hypocrisy

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...

Great journalism overview of troubling politics and violence in the Pacific region

BOOK REVIEW: By Anna-Karina Hermkens Don't Spoil My Beautiful Face: Media, Mayhem and Human Rights in the Pacific is...

Up close and friendly with Vietnam’s war resistance Củ Chi tunnels

COMMENTARY: By David Robie in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam’s famous Củ Chi tunnel network was on our bucket...

Ramzy Baroud: Itamar Ben-Gvir and the acceleration of the collapse of Israel

ANALYSIS: By Ramzy Baroud Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed on August 26 to build a synagogue inside...

West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’

SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News West Papuan independence advocate Octovianus Mote is in...

Why are Israeli soldiers sharing snuff videos from their genocide in Gaza?

COMMENTARY: By Yara Hawari Since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza in October, Israeli soldiers have been posting what can only be described as...

Photojournalist Motaz Azaiza evacuates from Gaza – ‘thank you . . . you’ll return to a free Palestine’

Pacific Media Watch Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza, who has been documenting the impact of the war in the Gaza Strip, has left the enclave for...

ABC staff ‘have lost confidence’ in boss in defending public trust in Israel row

Pacific Media Watch Union members at the Australian public broadcaster ABC have today passed a vote of no confidence in managing director David Anderson for...

‘Dear media friends’ – China interferes in Honiara media over Taiwan, reveals In-depth Solomons

By Ronald Toito’ona and Charley Piringi in Honiara China’s interference and moves to control the media in the Solomon Islands have been exposed in leaked...

Back South Africa over genocide case, ‘don’t yield to pressure’, Hania tells NZ

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report A Palestinian advocate has appealed to the New Zealand government to call for a permanent ceasefire in...

War on Gaza: The US plan to revamp Palestinian Authority is doomed

ANALYSIS: By Samer Jaber For two months now, the United States and other Western countries backing Israel have been talking about “the day after” in...