Monthly Archives: May 2026

PINA president Kalafi Moala

By Khalia Strong of PMN News Fiji has shot up the world rankings for press freedom but the victory feels hollow as journalists across the...
"I stand against genocide" placard at a Stop Wars protest in Auckland's Aotea Square last month

COMMENTARY: By John Minto Forough Amin in her opinion piece “The consequences of selective morality” (The Press, 28 April 2026) argues that the Palestine solidarity...
"Without cartoonists, power goes unchecked"

POLITICAL CARTOONS: By Campion Ohasio My name is Campion Ohasio, and I am currently the only political cartoonist in Solomon Islands. In recent weeks, I have...
Julien Blondel’s face . . . bloodied but unbowed

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Kiwi Julien Blondel’s face may be bloodied but it is unbowed. So far the New Zealand government has done nothing after...
PINA president Kalafi Moala addresses the Media Council of Papua New Guinea

By Stefan Armbruster of Pasifika TV Fiji has recorded a dramatic jump in its media freedom rating to be in the top 25 nations globally...
Kidnapped protesters Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila

By Charlotte England of Novara Media Israeli soldiers beat and tortured flotilla organisers Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila after abducting them in international waters near...
Reporters Without Borders says for the first time in the Index's history, more than half of the world's countries now fall into the "difficult" or "very serious" categories for press freedom

RNZ Pacific Fiji has recorded the biggest improvement in the Pacific in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, rising to 24th out of 180 countries. The...
Fiji journalists at the FMA's annual general meeting in March

Fijian Media Association Three years after the lifting of draconian media laws under which Fiji’s media industry operated, and even with significant improvements in the...
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has expressed grave concern for the safety and well-being of human rights activists Palestinian Saif Abu Kishek and Brazilian Thiago Ávila, who were abducted by Israeli commandos

RNZ News The Global Sumud Flotilla is demanding the New Zealand government intervene to uphold international law, after being intercepted by Israel. It said 22 boats...
Fiji has climbed from 40th place in 2025 in the latest RSF World Press Freedom Index

By Anish Chand in Suva Fiji’s rise in the latest global press freedom rankings is being credited to improved media conditions following key political and...
Global Sumud Flotilla boats have been intercepted illegally by Israeli Defense Forces

RNZ News The wife of one of the New Zealanders in the flotilla intercepted by Israel in international waters says he has a concussion and...
"Hands up" . . . Global Sumud Flotilla protesters

SPECIAL REPORT: By Brett Wilkins Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has slammed European leaders -- and the West at large -- for what he...