Tag: indigenous rights
West Papua: The Pacific’s new test of Indonesia’s sovereignty narrative
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin
The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting in Koror, Palau, last week has pushed West Papua back to the centre of...
Great journalism overview of troubling politics and violence in the Pacific region
BOOK REVIEW: By Anna-Karina Hermkens
Don't Spoil My Beautiful Face: Media, Mayhem and Human Rights in the Pacific is a sequel to two earlier published...
Amid Kanaky New Caledonia’s unrest, I saw first-hand the same colonial white privilege that caused it
“In the aftermath of the ‘No’ denying an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Australia, I deeply sympathise with the Kanak people’s frustration, fear, and...
Violence erupts in New Caledonia as independence supporters oppose legislation in Paris
Macron’s plan has backfired. But there can be no sustainable solution without cooperation of all parties, writes a former Australian diplomat in New Caledonia.
ANALYSIS:...
Caitlin Johnstone: They’re really going to try to lay all the blame for Gaza on Netanyahu
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
They’re really going to try to pin all the blame for the incineration of Gaza on Benjamin Netanyahu so that nothing...
Māori advocate Tina Ngata hails ‘overwhelming’ indigenous support for Palestine
Asia Pacific Report
Indigenous support for Palestine around the world has been overwhelming — and Aotearoa New Zealand is no exception, says a leading Māori...