Politics

Fiji’s media win in World Press Freedom Index overshadowed by threats and court summons

By Khalia Strong of PMN News Fiji has shot up the world rankings for press freedom but the victory feels hollow as journalists across the Pacific face a wave of...

Pacific political caricatures: Why criticising a leader’s actions isn’t a personal attack

POLITICAL CARTOONS: By Campion Ohasio My name is Campion Ohasio, and I am currently the only political cartoonist in...

After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Kiwi Julien Blondel’s face may be bloodied but it is unbowed. So far the New...

Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli interception

RNZ News The Global Sumud Flotilla is demanding the New Zealand government intervene to uphold international law, after being...

Israel’s diabolical killing machine and how it targets journalists

As World Press Freedom Day rapidly approaches and Reporters Without Borders has condemned the Israeli government for its...

Peace doesn’t come by trying to bludgeon the Middle East into accepting the Gaza genocide

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The United States has carried out another air raid on Yemen, with targets reportedly including the international airport in the capital...

‘Uphold right to life’ says watchdog in aftermath of deadly PNG unrest

By Caleb Fotheringham Amnesty International is calling on Papua New Guinea authorities to protect human rights in response to the riots. Port Moresby is in a...

Israel’s ‘illogical’ legal defence off to weak start, says analyst Bishara

Pacific Media Watch Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara says Israel’s legal team “started off weak” but made a few strong points near the...

After 3 months of devastation in the Israel-Hamas war, is anyone ‘winning’?

ANALYSIS: By Ian Parmeter The 19th century German war strategist and field marshal Helmuth von Moltke famously coined the aphorism “No battle plan survives first...

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over Gaza ‘chilling’ in detail

Asia Pacific Report South Africa has accused Israel of “genocidal intent” over its war on the besieged enclave Gaza Strip, and pleaded with judges at...

Aftermath of Port Moresby looting, rioting – 14-day state of emergency declared

By Miriam Zarriga and Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Fires from the 24-hour spate of looting, rioting and mayhem in Papua New Guinea’s Port Moresby...