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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir . . . visiting the construction site of a gallows being built to hang Palestinians
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Killed Fiji military detainee Jone Vakarisi
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Four months on, still no charges in death of man in Fiji military custody

Government and corporate elites and states can continue to support Israel militarily and economically only as long as establishment media continue to rehearse the lies, falsifications, and denials of its genocide in Gaza
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Why can’t Israel be held accountable for its genocide in Gaza? It’s the media

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Joseph Vaa, 27, admitted gunning down suspected "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia outside a restaurant last week. Vaa's associate, Steve Tofa, 23, has confessed to being his accomplice in the shooting
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Five Palestinian journalists from Gaza imprisoned in Israeli jails
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The moment "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia was gunned down
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Australian protesters condemn the torture of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails at a demonstration in Adelaide, South Australia, in December 2025
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New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers flanked by regional police chiefs and Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu
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Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gloating as security forces mistreat the Global Sumud Flotilla captives
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Julien Blondel's niece holds a "free Julien!" placard in French with a Palestinian watermelon logo
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"The message is clear to every current or aspiring Republican politician: Be a toady to Trump, or you’re out."
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Robert Reich: Has Trump’s Republican Party become a criminal enterprise?

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Multinational police probe into Fiji officers
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Eleven Fiji police officers investigated for ties to Auckland drug trade...

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A New Zealand protest over the Gaza genocide with a focus on the media
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Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
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A free speech forum at Lingkaran Abepura in Jayapura last Monday
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Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence

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Pacific media in action .
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Starkly, in Israel’s case, not only does its actions in Gaza look like genocide, but its leaders have been crystal clear
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The West’s bubble of illusion about Israel – and about itself...

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Fijian Jone Vakarisi
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Tonga police are investigating the armed threat against a female journalist at the Kele’a Voice newsroom
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Tongan police are investigating the threat against a Kele'a journalist incident on April 23
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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
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Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli...

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Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre
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West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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