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Gaza’s young, untrained journalists step up to document Israel’s war crimes

Pacific Media Watch At least 262 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war against the besieged enclave, marking one of the deadliest periods for...

Caitlin Johnstone: I hope the US loses and the empire collapses

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone I don’t mind admitting that I hope the US and Israel suffer a crushing, devastating...

Protesters rally across Aotearoa in condemnation of Israel, US ‘warmongering’ and ‘shameful’ NZ

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report Thousands of protesters took part in the “Stop Wars Aotearoa” rallies across New...

What on earth just happened? Trump, Iran, and the unlikely ceasefire

COMMENTARY: By Trita Parsi Yesterday began with Donald Trump issuing genocidal threats against Iran on social media and ended...

Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on Iran

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s government was taken to task today for its lack of a...

How Crikey stared down Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp but media freedom challenges remain

By Alexandra Wake World Press Freedom Day is usually marked by stories of despair — worsening repression of voices, media outlets closed down, journalists locked...

Timor-Leste makes top ten in World Press Freedom Index 2023

By David Robie Timor-Leste has topped a stunning rise among Asia-Pacific countries to make it to into the “top ten” countries in this year’s World...

Tahiti’s pro-independence ‘blue wave’ back at helm with decisive win

SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva Mā'ohi Nui's blue wave of the pro-independence Tavini Huir'atira has won its bet -- to be back in the helm...

Australians should be wary of scare stories about New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal

ANALYSIS: By Michael Belgrave Australian Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s recent claim that Aotearoa New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal has veto powers over Parliament was met with...

Open letter to PM Albanese: Canberra must call on UN to ‘rectify breaches’ over West Papuan decolonisation

Café Pacific An author and human rights advocate for West Papuan self-determination today sent an open letter to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the...

Owen Wilkes: Exposing foreign militarism on the ‘backside of the earth’

By David Robie When I first encountered Owen Wilkes it was at a range of 17,000 kilometres -- the distance between Auckland, Aotearoa, and Stockholm,...