Tag: human rights
Nakba Day – 75 years of Palestinian statelessness, but also persistence
NAKBA DAY ADDRESS: By Rand Hazou
Although Israelis celebrate 1948 as the birth of the Jewish nation, for Palestinians this date is referred to as...
Why Israel’s violent Gaza strategy to divide Palestinian resistance will fail
ANALYSIS: By Mohsen Abu Ramadan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's latest assault on Gaza is a well-worn strategy among Israeli politicians to manufacture unity during...
Journalist David Robie launches new open access Café Pacific website
Pacific Media Watch
Journalist, author and media academic David Robie has launched an independent news and current affairs website to complement his long-established Asia Pacific...
Viktor Yeimo denounces Jakarta’s ‘systemic racism’ in Papua in his treason case defence
Jubi News
A West Papuan leader, defending himself against treason charges, has denounced “systemic racism” by Indonesian authorities in the Melanesian region in a court...
‘Time is right for reconciliation’ – Fiji’s Methodist Church seeks to mend race relations
By Rachael Nath
The Methodist Church of Fiji is seeking forgiveness from the descendants of Indian indentured labourers, or Girmitiyas, for the transgressions of the...
Vila-based Indonesian ‘troll’ page targets Papuan advocates
By David Robie
As part of an Indonesian-backed disinformation and troll campaign against West Papuan pro-independence advocates, a Facebook page has emerged making bitter and...