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Attempts to silence, diminish and demean New Zealand's prime minister, female MPs and other prominent women have plumbed new depths

Who will call out the misogyny and abuse undermining women’s academic...

April 27, 2022

Not enough to protect academic freedom

Universities must act to prevent espionage and foreign interference, but national...

March 31, 2022

University of Auckland

What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice? Why the Siouxsie Wiles...

January 14, 2022

Public universities have a public mission

Are New Zealand’s universities doing enough to define the limits of...

November 24, 2021

Philippines academic freedom

Don’t touch academic freedom – why the Philippine military action is...

February 8, 2021

Chancellor defends UP as ‘bastion of academic freedom’ against military

January 20, 2021

Professor Pal Ahluwalia

Covid, culture and USP’s fight to save academic freedom

June 15, 2020

Professor Pal Ahluwalia

Albert Schram: University governance, academic freedom and institutional autonomy in the...

June 10, 2020

Repressive Indonesian acts against academic freedom hit Bandung

May 23, 2016

30 media freedom groups, academics, journalists protest over TV shutdown

May 11, 2020

Media freedom in Pacific a growing challenge, says journalism academic

November 30, 2018

A "release the Palestinian hostages" placard at today's Red Ribbon Campaign protest

Protesters demand freedom for 9000+ Palestinian ‘political prisoners’ held hostage by...

January 31, 2026

Talamua Online editor Lagi Keresoma

Legal academic says Samoa’s criminal libel law should go after charge

May 22, 2025

Professor Richard Jackson

Otago academics plan declaration on Palestine to ‘face daily horrors’

May 12, 2025

"What is happening in America is having a profound impact on journalism (and by extension journalism education) in Australia

Amid Dutton’s ‘hate media’ and Trump’s despotism, press freedom is more...

April 30, 2025

ULMWP's Benny Wenda

West Papuan leader praises People’s Tribunal ruling as proof of ‘need...

December 10, 2024

Speakers at the People's Forum Session on Freedom of Expression at CHOGM 2024

Commonwealth takes bold step to protect freedom of expression

October 30, 2024

USP's Laucala campus

‘Attack on freedom of speech’: USP staff call out Ahluwalia for...

July 20, 2024

The "pre-Bastille Day" march in the Fijian capital of Suva

When media freedom as the ‘oxygen of democracy’ and hypocrisy share...

July 14, 2024

Israel destroys the last of Gaza's universities

‘Repair colonial violence’ and support Gaza ceasefire, say Otago academics

May 7, 2024

Part of the crowd at the New Zealand rally in Auckland today honouring the Palestinian journalists

Auckland Palestine rally honours Gaza journalists for freedom award

May 5, 2024

PNG Post-Courier newsroom

‘Chilling effect on journalism’ – Fiji academic warns PNG against media...

February 28, 2023

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

Climate

COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"

Asia Report

COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm

Analysis

Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors

Analysis

How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr

Coronavirus

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent

Coronavirus

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson

Coronavirus

Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

1News political editor Jessica Mutch-McKay talks to the main party leaders in last night's debate

Analysis

NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all

Coronavirus

NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still...

The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants

Coronavirus

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

BEARING WITNESS

"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"

Analysis

Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

Asia Report

27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior

Bearing Witness

Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016

APJS newsfile

Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

Professor David Robie

Asia Report

David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration

Bearing Witness

Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

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APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

APJS newsfile

Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.

APJS newsfile

Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)

APJS newsfile

Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)

APJS newsfile

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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An anti-Netanyahu placard at an Israeli rally

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Israel could collapse before its centennial, warns retired Israeli general

This photo was shared by ULMWP on 10 February 2026, claiming a makeshift refugee camp in Puncak Regency of West Papua was bombed

Decolonisation

Confusion over West Papua bombing, displacement claims

"Illegal Israeli settlements are slowly circling and strangling Palestinian towns

Asia Report

Beyond Gaza, Israel pushes to occupy more of the West Bank

"Tahiti is mentioned in various email exchanges involving Epstein"

Cook Islands

‘The girl from Tahiti’ – Pacific Islands in the Epstein files

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Police brutality at the protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Sydney on February 9

Analysis

Herzog protest – when politicans fail, police go rogue, justice fails...

"New Zealand has an opportunity to get ahead of the global backlash"

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Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics

"Tahiti is mentioned in various email exchanges involving Epstein"

Cook Islands

‘The girl from Tahiti’ – Pacific Islands in the Epstein files

Many critics are saying the Trump plan could “sideline” the Palestinians

Asia Report

Indonesian protesters slam Prabowo over ‘peacekeeping’ troops for Gaza

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Australia

Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern

Analysis

Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

Global

Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

This photo was shared by ULMWP on 10 February 2026, claiming a makeshift refugee camp in Puncak Regency of West Papua was bombed

Decolonisation

Confusion over West Papua bombing, displacement claims

Police brutality at the protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Sydney on February 9

Analysis

Herzog protest – when politicans fail, police go rogue, justice fails...

"New Zealand has an opportunity to get ahead of the global backlash"

Analysis

Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics

Critics say the lack of transparency, including unclear numbers, roles, and oversight, is troubling, especially while international courts are examining serious allegations linked to the conflict. Image: OnePath Network

Asia Report

600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide