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Pioneer of Palestine protest in NZ warns against the IDF ‘obscenity’ becoming normalised

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report A pioneer of Palestine protest in Aotearoa New Zealand today warned against the IDF slaughter “obscenity” becoming accepted as normal in the...

Australian Zionists drop case against ‘truth’ journalist Mary Kostakidis

The Zionist Federation of Australia has withdrawn its case of “racial hatred” against Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis, who...

Student newspaper wins lawsuit against Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestine speech

Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration has violated the constitutional rights of international...

West Papua: The Pacific’s new test of Indonesia’s sovereignty narrative

ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting in Koror, Palau, last week has pushed West...

Palestine protesters renew ‘don’t buy Israeli’ pledge, demand NZ sanction Israel

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report Pro-Palestine activists made strong pleas for stronger boycotts of Israeli products...

Indonesian military impunity, poor training condemned over torture of Papuans

Jubi/West Papua Daily Repeated cases of Indonesian military (TNI) soldiers torturing civilians in Papua have been evident, as seen in the viral video depicting the...

As Israel blocks more UN aid, Gaza is on the brink of ‘most intense famine’ since WW2

DEMOCRACY NOW! Presented by Amy Goodman AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! — The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn to Gaza, where...

Amnesty urges review of Indonesian troops in Papua after torture video

Asia Pacific Report Amnesty International Indonesia is calling for an evaluation of the placement of TNI (Indonesian military) in Papua after a video of a...

Maiki Sherman named as TVNZ’s first wahine Māori political editor

Pacific Media Watch Journalist Maiki Sherman (Ngāpuhi/Whakatōhea) has been appointed Television New Zealand’s political editor, the first wahine Māori to lead the 1News political team...

Australian group warns of new ‘arrests, torture’ in Papuan crackdown

Asia Pacific Report An Australian solidarity group for West Papua today warned of a fresh “heavy handed” Indonesian crackdown on Papuan villagers with more “arrests...

Time to get in quick for the fast looming deadline for Pacific media conference

Asia Pacific Report Time is running out for media people and academics wanting to tell their innovative story or present research at the 2024 Pacific...