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Red Crescent Palestinians massacre: Global rule of law masquerade is over

ANALYSIS: By Joe Gill It is difficult to be shocked after 18 months of Israel‘s genocidal onslaught on Gaza. Brazen crimes against humanity have become the norm. World powers do nothing...

NZ protesters honour killed Gaza journalists – ‘targeted’ say press freedom groups

Pacific Media Watch Global press freedom organisations have condemned the killing of two journalists in Gaza this week, who...

Filipino activists praise arrest of ex-president Duterte as first step to end impunity

By David Robie Dozens of Filipinos and supporters in Aotearoa New Zealand came together in a Black Friday vigil...

Gavin Ellis: Forensic detail on NZME but where are the guarantees?

KNIGHTLY VIEWS: By Gavin Ellis Excoriating is the word that may best describe expat Canadian James Grenon’s 11-page critique...

Trump silences Voice of America – end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill?

ANALYSIS: By Valerie A. Cooper Of all the contradictions and ironies of Donald Trump’s second presidency so far, perhaps...

Moral bankruptcy, Israel’s genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians

Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers...

Sir Julius Chan, one of Papua New Guinea’s founding fathers, dies aged 85

OBITUARY: By Scott Waide and Neville Choi Papua New Guineans have launched an outpouring of grief and appreciation for the life of one of their...

‘All I wanted was to bid my daughter a final farewell’ – Gaza hostages, mainstream media and truth

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Watching footage of Palestinian parliamentarian and hostage Khalida Jarrar emerge from Israeli captivity was jarring — a far, muffled cry from...

PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldiers entry

Asia Pacific Report A national Palestine advocacy group has hit back at critics of its “genocide hotline” campaign against soldiers involved in Israel’s war against...

Caitlin Johnstone: Jordan and Egypt snub Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Both Jordan and Egypt have put out statements rejecting President Trump’s proposal to “clean out” Gaza and move its population to...

Trump’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ Gaza idea dismissed by analysts – rejected by Jordan, Egypt on ‘Day of Return’

Asia Pacific Report UN President Donald Trump’s idea of mass expulsion of Palestinians in Gaza to Jordan and Egypt has been dismissed by analysts as...