Release of Victor Yeimo from Indonesian prison rekindles West Papuan fight against racism
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
Prominent West Papuan independence activist Victor Yeimo was yesterday released from prison in Jayapura, Indonesia’s occupied capital of West Papua,...
IPI condemns arrest of French investigative journalist Ariane Lavrilleux over ‘Egypt papers’
Pacific Media Watch
The International Press Institute (IPI) has condemned the arrest and interrogation of French journalist Ariane Lavrilleux and demanded her immediate release. She...
NZ election 2023: From ‘pebble in the shoe’ to future power broker – the rise and rise of Te Pāti Māori
ANALYSIS: By Annie Te One
In his maiden speech to Parliament in 2020, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi told his fellow MPs:
You know what...
‘It was set up to fail us’ – Palestinians reflect on 30 years of the Oslo Accords
Though the Oslo Accords and its signatories made many promises to the Palestinians, in reality, it carved Palestine up into bantustans and ghettos with...
OPM calls for decolonisation of West Papua, condemns UN ‘collusion’
Asia Pacific Report
The Free Papua Organisation (Organisasi Papua Merdeka-OPM) has sent an open letter to the United Nations leadership demanding that “decolonisation” of the...
Fijian lawmakers vote for truth telling body to ‘heal coup pains, scars’
RNZ Pacific
Fiji’s Parliament has passed a motion for the coalition government to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission “to facilitate open and free engagement...