Politics

Filipino radio storytelling and community empowerment – a Vinzons update

By David Robie in Vinzons, Philippines More than five years ago I wrote an article for the Pacific Media Centre addressing community radio broadcasting in the Philippines, with a special...

Cole Martin: The Gaza ceasefire isn’t the end – what six months in Palestine showed me

Returning to Aotearoa after half a year in the occupied West Bank, Cole Martin says a peace deal...

Chris Hedges: Remove curse of Gaza genocide before it becomes the norm

This lecture “Requiem for Gaza” was delivered to a sold out audience at the University of South Australia...

Eugene Doyle: Palestinian ‘Mandela’ beaten unconscious – Western leaders yawned and looked away

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Israel and the West pretend they want a real peace in Israel-Palestine yet the Israelis...

Caitlin Johnstone: Israel flipped out and killed 45 Palestinians after running over their own bomb

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone In today’s news, Israel’s stupid genocidal rapists ran over an unexploded ordnance from their own...

‘The ocean is suffering’ – protesters fume over NZ silence on Fukushima wastewater dump

By Lydia Lewis Japan yesterday began the decades-long release of more than one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean in defiance...

MSG leaders defer Papua membership decision to Pacific Islands Forum

By Kelvin Anthony in Port Vila The leaders of five Melanesian countries and territories avoided a definitive update on the status of the United Liberation...

Melanesian leaders sign security and climate crisis declarations

By Doddy Morris in Port Vila Melanesian prime ministers have have signed off two declarations addressing the pressing issues of climate crisis and national security. The...

‘The world is watching’ – it’s a test for Melanesian leaders over West Papua, says Wenda

By Hilaire Bule in Port Vila Benny Wenda, the interim president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), has welcomed the Melanesian Spearhead...

‘This is a big step’ – Japan releases nuclear wastewater into Pacific

By Lydia Lewis Japan’s release of more than one million tonnes of treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the Pacific is officially underway. Tokyo Electric Power Company...

Yamin Kogoya: Rev Yoman’s message of hope and prayers for the Papuan dream in Vanuatu

SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) is like a big house or boat, says Reverend Dr Ambirek G....