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ICJ to begin hearings in landmark Pacific climate change case started...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Doug Dingwall of ABC Pacific
A landmark case that began in a Pacific classroom and could change the course of future climate...
Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Téin to remain in mainland French jail
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin will remain in a mainland French jail for the time being,...
‘Lone Soldiers’ – new Australian IDF recruits due to arrive in...
Despite it being illegal in Australia to recruit soldiers for foreign armies, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) recruiters are hard at work enticing young...
Civil society groups call on Pacific leaders to ‘take responsibility’ over...
Asia Pacific Report
Twenty five Pacific civil society organisations and solidarity movements have called on Pacific leaders of their "longstanding responsibility" to West Papua, and...
West Papua: Once was Papuan Independence Day, now facing ‘ecocide’, transmigration
On Papuan Independence Day, the focus is on discussing protests against Indonesia’s transmigration programme, environmental destruction, militarisation, and the struggle for self-determination. Te Ao...
Protesters condemn Fiji ‘complicity, silence’ over Israel’s Gaza genocide
Asia Pacific Report
A Fiji solidarity group for the Palestinians has accused the Rabuka-led coalition government of "complicity" in Israel's genocide and relentless war on...
Tjibaou’s party unveils plan for New Caledonia’s future ‘independence’
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's largest pro-independence party, the Union Calédonienne (UC), has unveiled the main outcome of its...
COP29: Pacific takes stock of ‘baby steps’ global climate summit
By Sera Sefeti in Baku, Azerbaijan
As the curtain fell at the UN climate summit in Baku last Sunday, frustration and disappointment engulfed Pacific delegations...
Gallery: Palestinian musicians, poets and solidarity partners in vibrant celebration
Asia Pacific Report
Palestinian diaspora poets, singers and musicians gathered today with solidarity partners from Aotearoa New Zealand, African nations -- including South Africa --...
Upsurge of post-riots violence against women in New Caledonia, says advocate
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Figures for violence against women in New Caledonia have increased due to the post-riots crisis, according...
Fiji police have ‘patriarchal mindset’, lack training over gender violence, says...
By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Suva
Some police officers are unable to effectively investigate cases of gender-based violence, claims Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali.
Ali...
New Caledonia’s Great Chief Boarat found dead in Koumac – arrest...
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk
New Caledonia’s Great Chief William Boarat has been found dead and police have arrested a 24-year-old...
Peters urges France to keep ‘open mind’ on new path for...
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News political reporter
New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters has used a speech in Paris to urge France to keep an...
Mixed reactions to Tjibaou’s election to key Kanak pro-independence party
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
The election of Emmanuel Tjibaou as the new president of New Caledonia's main pro-independence party, the...
2 out 3 of Fiji women experience domestic violence, says Reverend...
By Mosese Raqio in Suva
Two out of three women in every church in Fiji experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime -- and...
Lack of Gaza aid, Israeli impunity puts Palestinians at risk over...
Asia Pacific Report
An aid agency is warning that a lack of aid reaching Gaza is forcing Palestinians to search through destroyed buildings for basic...
COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’
RNZ Pacific
The United Nations climate change summit COP29 has "once again ignored" the Pacific Islands, a group of regional climate advocacy organisations say.
The Pacific...
COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...
By Kate Green , RNZ News reporter
A new carbon credit trading deal reached in the final hours of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, has been...
Six Israeli soldiers die by suicide – thousands get mental health...
Asia Pacific Report
At least six Israeli soldiers have taken their own lives in recent months, the major Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth has revealed, citing...
Fiji’s Immigration Minister steps down temporarily over ‘unauthorised’ passports for cult...
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's Home Affairs and Immigration Minister Pio Tikoduadua has ordered an inquiry into the "possible unauthorised issuance of passports" by immigration staff and...
ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders ‘wake up call’ for NZ,...
Asia Pacific Report
A national New Zealand solidarity movement for Palestine has welcomed the International Criminal Court's move to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime...
Sanders praises arrest warrants for Israeli leaders and warns against ‘further...
Asia Pacific Report
Independent US Senator Bernie Sanders says he supports the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defence...