Monthly Archives: May 2026
Fiji’s media win in World Press Freedom Index overshadowed by threats and court summons
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...
Blame the NZ govt for ‘selective’ human rights morality, not activists
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...
Pacific political caricatures: Why criticising a leader’s actions isn’t a personal attack
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...
After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing
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...
Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index
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...
Gaza flotilla organisers subjected to ‘extreme brutality’ in illegal Israeli detention
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...
Fiji climbs to 24th in World Press Freedom Index, biggest gain in the Pacific
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...
FMA praises Fiji media workers for press freedom climb but warns it is ‘tenuous’
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...
Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli interception
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...
Political reforms drive Fiji’s big press freedom gains, says RSF
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...
NZer in flotilla intercepted by Israel has concussion and possible broken rib, says wife
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...
Former Greek minister slams ‘Western complicity’ over brutal Israeli kidnap of Gaza flotilla...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Brett Wilkins
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has slammed European leaders -- and the West at large -- for what he...

























