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Media avoids Israel’s sadism like a crocodile-infested moat

COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose Israel’s Environment Ministry has removed the protected status of Nile crocodiles to allow them to be used in a moat guarding the country’s largest detainment camp,...

‘They brought me here to kill me’ – NZ media slammed over ignoring Gaza doctor’s plea

By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch “This is the last time you’ll see me… they brought me...

It’s the ABC’s job to be accurate and fair, not to chase the dangerous fallacy of ‘balance’

ANALYSIS: By Peter Greste One of the oldest tropes in journalism is that it should be balanced; that journalists...

Rainbow Warrior bombing by French secret agents remembered 41 years on

Mānawatia a Matariki! Flashback 41 years on: One year ago marking the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the...

‘If we don’t save Dr Abu Safiya, he’ll die in prison’ – released detainees on Gaza doctor

By Qassam Muaddi On June 10, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya appeared on a screen before Israel’s Supreme Court via...

Benny Wenda stands down as head of West Papuan liberation group

RNZ Pacific The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has declared it will now base itself in the Pacific region after years of partial...

Indonesia responds after claim official attempted to bribe RNZ Pacific journalist

By Koroi Hawkins A Radio New Zealand journalist says an Indonesian government official attempted to bribe and intimidate him at last month’s 22nd Melanesian...

NZ election 2023: National hits back over union ads slamming Luxon

By Russell Palmer National says a series of attack ads targeting its leader Christopher Luxon funded by the Council of Trade Unions in the Aotearoa...

Letters on West Papua – ‘united voices for justice will not be silenced’

Pacific Media Watch Vanuatu Daily Post civil society correspondents have written in unison condemning the failure of the Melanesian Spearhead Group to admit West Papua...

Fiji’s Prasad reaches out to the NZ diaspora to help rebuild nation

By Venkat Raman Fiji is on the road to economic recovery and the government looks forward to the support and assistance of the Fijian diaspora...

The silent war – Australia and Indonesia mum on Papuan human right abuses

An Australian academic has lit the fuse of diplomatic fury by publicly criticising Indonesia’s brutal response to the Papuan independence movement, a sensitive topic...