Politics

250+ media ‘black out’ front pages and broadcasts to protest Israeli killing of journalists in Gaza

Reporters Without Borders In an unprecedented international operation organised by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the global campaigning movement Avaaz, more than 250 news outlets from over 70 countries simultaneously...

Massacre of Gaza journalists triggers RSF’s Black Monday protest today

Pacific Media Watch Today, 1 September 2025, is being marked as a Black Monday following the latest deadly strikes...

NZ media workers call for ‘decisive action’ by Luxon over Gaza journalists

Asia Pacific Report About 120 journalists, film makers, actors, media workers and academics have today called on Prime Minister...

21 questions about the claim that Iran orchestrated antisemitic attacks in Australia

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Canberra will be expelling the Iranian ambassador...

Rallies across NZ honour Gaza Strip journalists, condemn own news media

Pacific Media Watch Three media commentators addressed the 98th week of New Zealand solidarity rallies for Palestine in Tāmaki...

Yes, Oppenheimer isn’t opening in Japan this week – but the country has a long history of cinema about the war

ANALYSIS: By Peter C. Pugsley While Christopher Nolan’s new film Oppenheimer is opening in much of the world this week, a Japanese release date has...

Papua Governor Lukas Enembe gravely ill – KPK trial delayed again

SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya Suspended Papua Governor Lukas Enembe, who is detained in Indonesia on corruption charges, was supposed to go on trial yesterday...

Iconic peace researcher Owen Wilkes exposed global covert military activity and inspired NZ’s nuclear-free status

REVIEW:  By Ken Mansell The recent publication of a book of essays honouring the life of legendary New Zealand peace researcher and activist Owen Wilkes...

Papuan media groups condemn police repression over mangrove forest destruction reporting

Jubi News Media organisations in Papua — including the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) of Jayapura City, the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) of Papua and...

Fijians are ‘fed up’ – no more coups in modern politics, says Ratuva

By Shayal Devi in Suva “Our people are fed up with coups”  — this is the message from renowned Fijian academic Professor Steven Ratuva as...

The French Revolution executed royals and nobles, yes – but most people killed were commoners

ANALYSIS: By Claire Rioult and Romain Fathi For a lot of people, mention of the French Revolution conjures up images of wealthy nobles being led...