Yearly Archives: 2026

Southern Lebanon journalist Amal Khalil

As World Press Freedom Day rapidly approaches and Reporters Without Borders has condemned the Israeli government for its massacre of journalists in Lebanon and...
A protester at the Anzac Day rally in Auckland Tamaki Makaurau today

Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has appealed to ACT MP Nicole McKee to condemn Israel's deliberate bulldozing of New Zealand war...
PSNA secretary Neil Scott

Asia Pacific Report An official of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) praised this month's High Court judicial ruling over New Zealand Superfund "unreasonable and...
Winners of the Goldman Environmental Award winners, 2026

By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist For the first time in history, the Goldman Environmental Prize -- often dubbed the "Green Nobel" --...
Indonesian military forces conduct operations in Intan Jaya, Papua province

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to...
Holy Shit. Cartoon by Mr Fish

Trump’s portrayal of himself as Jesus, or anointed by Jesus, is typical of cult leaders, writes Chris Hedges. ANALYSIS: By Chris Hedges During the two years...
Assassinated Amal Khalil

By Jeremy Loffredo of Drop Site News Prominent Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil has been killed in what appeared to be a targeted attack by the...
Pro-Palestnian Professor John Keane (left) and linguist and vice-president of the USyd National Tertiary Education Union, Dr Nick Rieme

University of Sydney’s appointment of pro-Israel academic Michael Abrahams-Sprod as antisemitism adviser has exposed management to an embarrassing conflict in its approach to freedom...
Jone Vakarisi . . . asked if he was planning a coup

By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Jone Vakarisi was heard screaming and begging before he was "brutalised to death" in Fiji military custody last...
Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire

Updated research has shown up lingering headaches over the impacts of decades-long nuclear testing in the Pacific islands and interventions of outside powers, amid...
Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal (from left), Dr Michael Abrahams-Sprod, and vice-chancellor Mark Scott at Sydney University

University of Sydney’s vice-chancellor Mark Scott appointed a special advisor for the institution's antisemitism training programme, but forgot to tell anyone until months later....
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor A coalition of political parties opposing the Solomon Islands prime minister has accused government lobbyists of trying to woo...
"Both of these warmongering nations [US and Israel] have displayed a total lack of integrity and credibility through their disingenuous words and actions over many decades."

COMMENTARY: By Tim O'Shea I don't blame Iran for going cold on another sham negotiation session with the US. After all, why would they take the...
Amnesty International’s report comes as multiple conflicts rage across the world

By Anealla Safdar in London The heads of Israel, Russia and the United States are leading the destruction of global human rights, says Amnesty International,...
Komnas HAM also warns about the risk of mass displacement of Papuan villagers

RNZ Pacific Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights says it is investigating deaths of a dozen West Papuans in a military operation. The commission, known as...
Associate law professor Maryam Jamshidi

Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, I’m Amy Goodman. As we continue to look at the US and Israeli war on Iran, we’re joined...
The Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Major-General Jone Kalouniwai,

By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The Fiji Police Force has launched a murder investigation following the death of wellknown drug pusher Jone Vakarisi,...
Fiji’s Ambassador to Israel, Jesoni Vitusagavulu

By Anish Chand in Suva Fiji’s Ambassador to Israel, Jesoni Vitusagavulu, has defended his country’s voting record at the United Nations, saying it is guided...
Fiji drug peddler Jone Vakarisi at a court appearance in March 2026

RNZ Pacific The Fiji military has found itself at the centre of a national firestorm following the death of a wellknown drug peddler, Jone Vakarisi,...
Dr Rami Khouri

Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: To look more at the latest developments in Lebanon and the Middle East region, we’re joined by Dr Rami Khouri, a...
An "IDF = Murder Machine" banner at the "Banners for Humanity" exhibition

Asia Pacific Report A South African-born New Zealand critic of Israeli apartheid and ethnic cleansing today delivered strong praise for his home country's genocide case...
Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz

COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean Many American apologists cannot see the forest for the trees and think that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz represents...