Politics

‘They brought me here to kill me’ – NZ media slammed over ignoring plea

By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch “This is the last time you’ll see me… they brought me here to kill me.” These chilling words by detained and tortured Palestinian...

It’s the ABC’s job to be accurate and fair, not to chase the dangerous fallacy of ‘balance’

ANALYSIS: By Peter Greste One of the oldest tropes in journalism is that it should be balanced; that journalists...

Rainbow Warrior bombing by French secret agents remembered 41 years on

Mānawatia a Matariki! Flashback 41 years on: One year ago marking the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the...

‘If we don’t save Dr Abu Safiya, he’ll die in prison’ – released detainees on Gaza doctor

By Qassam Muaddi On June 10, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya appeared on a screen before Israel’s Supreme Court via...

The Gaza doctrine – Israeli ‘journacide’ and the muted NZ media response

COMMENTARY: By David Robie, Pacific Media Watch A friend and colleague, Solidarity columnist Eugene Doyle, posed a brief question...

John Minto: Why New Zealand should not designate Hamas a terrorist group

COMMENTARY: By John Minto The New Zealand government is shortly to announce whether it will designate Hamas a “terrorist” group in response to the October...

Caitlin Johnstone: The most American thing that has ever happened

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone A man set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington today. He said he did it in protest of...

Gaza media voices: Who are Bisan, Hind Khoudary, Motaz and Plestia?

Young women Bisan Owda, Hind Khudary, Plestia Alaqad -- and Motaz Azaiza, a young man also from Gaza -- are among a new generation...

Kia Ora Gaza organiser condemns ‘open genocide’ in Gaza Strip

While telling today’s Palestine solidarity rally in Auckland about the “good news” of creative humanitarian aid plans to help Palestinians amid the War on...

Leila Khaled: ‘Free Palestine’ has become a slogan of the peoples of the world

GREEN-LEFT EXCLUSIVE: Leila Khaled talks to Peter Boyle Leila Khaled is an iconic Palestinian revolutionary activist. A famous mural of her (pictured above) adorns an...

Tuvalu residents fight for their home in face of worsening tides and climate crisis

By Monika Singh of Wansolwara The fourth smallest country in the world with a population of just over 11,000 people —  Tuvalu — fears being...