Media fuss over stranded tourists, but Kanaks face existential struggle
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
“Only the struggle counts . . . death is nothing.” Éloi Machoro — “the Che Guevara of the Pacific” — said...
French security presence in Kanaky New Caledonia set to remain ‘indefinitely’ after Macron’s failed visit?
By Mick Hall
French security forces sent to quell deadly violence in New Caledonia could remain indefinitely if the country’s decolonisation process continues to stall...
‘France lost the plot’ – journalist David Robie on Kanaky New Caledonia riots
By Lydia Lewis
Liberation “must come” for Kanaky New Caledonia, says one of the few New Zealand journalists who have worked consistently on stories across...
RSF calls on French authorities to guarantee journalist safety in Kanaky New Caledonia
Pacific Media Watch
The Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for guaranteed safety for journalists in the French Pacific territory...
Palestinian visionary who fights Israel’s ecocide with biodiversity and sustainability resistance
By David Robie
For more than 76 years, Palestinians have resisted occupation, dispossession and ethnic cleansing, culminating in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
Yet in the...
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: French politics rocked as leaders plead for end
By Patrick Decloitre
With New Caledonia entering its second week of deadly riots, French authorities have mounted a massive law enforcement operation to regain control...