Monthly Archives: July 2024
Assassinated – Ismail Haniyeh, the Palestinian refugee who became the political leader of Hamas
The Palestine Chronicle
Ismail Haniyeh, a prominent Palestinian political leader and the head of Hamas’ political bureau, has been assassinated today in an Israeli airstrike...
From bows and arrows to assault rifles: How the rules of PNG tribal wars...
Warning: This report discusses graphic details of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea.
SPECIAL REPORT: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
The nauseating stench of...
‘Hit by tidal wave’ – remote FSM atoll calls for seawall
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific Journalist
The Chief Administrator of the Federated States of Micronesia's most remote island is calling on senators in the Congress...
Vanuatu fights for marine protection at key UN deep-sea mining summit
By Stephen Wright in Kingston, Jamaica
Vanuatu has taken a leading role in a bloc of nations fighting to keep marine environment protection on the...
Five arrested in connection with deadly Papua New Guinea massacre
By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific journalist
Papua New Guinea police have arrested five people in connection with the brutal attacks in Angoram district that left...
More dead children. More BBC ‘news’ channelling Israeli propaganda as its own
Forget a 10-month genocide in Gaza. Only when Israel can exploit the deaths of Syrians living under its military occupation are we supposed to...
Trailblazer of Fijian Drua Media: How Kara Ravulo sailed unforeseen waters
By Paige Schouw, Queensland University of Technology
Kara Ravulo was halfway through her university studies when her father became sick, ultimately leading her to defer...
New Caledonia’s mothballed nickel plant starts mass sackings process
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's mothballed nickel plant in Koniambo (north of the main island of Grande Terre) has...
Paris Olympics: Fijiana sevens on thin ice after losing two games
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist
The Fijiana women's sevens rugby team have lost both pool matches at the Paris Olympics today and...
A Wall of Shame – but do Pacific Islanders even notice gender deaths?
The fifth report in a five-part series focused on the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women that took place in the Marshall Islands last...
Labour’s Parker critical of weak NZ response to ICJ ruling against Israel over Gaza
By David Robie
Former New Zealand attorney-general David Parker spoke on day 295 of Israel' genocidal war on Gaza in Auckland today, condemning the National-led...
‘We can’t solve the climate crisis without gender equality’, says Heine
The fourth report in a five-part series focused on the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women taking place in the Marshall Islands this week.
SPECIAL...
Fiji falls short as Dupont rallies France to claim Olympics rugby sevens gold
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist in Paris
France has claimed their first Olympic Games sevens rugby gold medal with a 28-7 win...
Paris Olympics in Tahiti: Surfing by day, luxury floating at night
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
As French Polynesia's Olympic surfing competition began this weekend, it will be the only event to...
Caitlin Johnstone: US presidential races hide the criminality of the Empire
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
The thing I hate about Western electoral politics in general and US presidential races in particular is that they take the...
World has ‘failed’ Palestinians, says Palestine’s UN envoy
Asia Pacific Report
Palestine's Ambassador the United Nations, Dr Riyad Mansour, has slammed the UN Security Council for failing to secure a ceasefire and bring...
President Heine calls for ‘bold responses’ for gender equality in the region
The third report in a five-part series focused on the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women taking place in the Marshall Islands this week.
SPECIAL...
‘Collaboration’ key to creating respect for women and girls, says Marshall Islands senator
The second report in a five-part series focused on the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women taking place in the Marshall Islands this week.
SPECIAL...
PM Luxon’s security cut short visit ahead of Palestine protest
RNZ News
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's security detail has cut a media briefing short over protesters in Auckland.
He was holding a press conference...
Photojournalist targeted by Israeli army carries Olympic torch in Paris
Pacific Media Watch
A Lebanese photojournalist who was severely wounded during an Israeli air strike in south Lebanon carried the Olympic torch in Paris this...
70 years on from tests, Marshallese women still fight for nuclear justice
The first report in a five-part web series focused on the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women taking place in the Marshall Islands this...
Facebook reportedly censors posts by Solomon Islands news outlet
RNZ Pacific
Facebook has reportedly temporarily blocked posts published by an independent online news outlet in Solomon Islands after incorrectly labelling its content as "spam".
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