20 people wounded in Indonesian police crackdown on Papua protest
Asia Pacific Report
At least 20 people were wounded when police used batons, water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who joined...
Open letter criticises ‘colonial’ French agency, media over Kanaky sexual violence allegations
Pacific Media Watch
A controversial report by a French metropolitan not-for-profit about sexual and sexist violence in France’s overseas territories — including Kanaky New Caledonia...
Rainbow Warrior sails Pacific seeking evidence for World Court climate case
By Sera Sefeti in Suva
International environmental campaign group Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior is currently sailing across the Pacific, calling at ports and collecting evidence...
West Papuan solidarity group condemns arrest of 21 activists protesting 1962 ‘tragedy’
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian West Papuan solidarity group has condemned the reported arrest of 21 activists protesting in Jayapura over a “tragic day in...
Out of the shadows: why making NZ’s security threat assessment public is timely
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie
The release of the threat assessment by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (SIS) this week is the final piece in...
‘Everyone was in panic mode’: Lāhainā resident tells of wildfire escape
By Finau Fonua
The death toll from the devastating wildfire that engulfed the historic beachside town of Lāhainā on the island of Maui in Hawai’i,...