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Palestinians in NZ stage rallies protesting against Israeli ‘brutality’

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May 16, 2021

Victor Yeimo

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Arrest of Papuan activist Victor Yeimo reported to UN rights commission

Andriana Supandy (left) and James Marape

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Indonesia pressures PNG over militant video by West Papuan supporters

Ex-Attorney-General Taulapapa Brenda Heather Latu

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Samoa court test case ruling on fresh elections due Monday

Tahua-Reva

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Tahitian community groups try to save endangered sacred mountain

Victor Yeimo arrested for calling for an independence referendum

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HRW demands police drop treason charges against Papuan activist Yeimo

May 14, 2021

The damaged Al Jawhara Tower in Gaza City

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Palestine: Hold Israel accountable for crimes against journalists, says IFJ

Pacific Media Watch -

May 14, 2021

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NZ Greens condemn Israeli violence against Palestinian communities

May 14, 2021

PNG's James Marape (left) and Bougainville's Ishmael Toroama

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PNG and Bougainville agree on new terms for state power transfer

May 14, 2021

Former NZ PM Helen Clark

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Former PM Helen Clark on panel’s call for reform over ‘runaway...

May 13, 2021

Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi

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NZ Parliament ejects Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi over haka

May 12, 2021

Oscar Temaru

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Opponents to boycott talks on French nuclear legacy after ’60 years...

May 12, 2021

sraeli police chase a Palestinian demonstrator

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Indonesia condemns Israeli attack on Al Aqsa mosque – call for...

May 12, 2021

People helping an injured Palestinian woman

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Marilyn Garson: Nakba is an event in the present tense –...

May 11, 2021

Victor Yeimo

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Free Victor Yeimo now, says exiled Papuan leader Benny Wenda

May 11, 2021

Arrest of Victor Yeimo

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Indonesian police seize Papuan leader Victor Yeimo on ‘treason’ claims

May 10, 2021

Sebby Sambom

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Brutality escalates as Indonesian crackdown takes force in Papua

May 10, 2021

The tino rangatiratanga flag

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He Puapua report proposals bogged down in ‘swamp of politics’

May 9, 2021

Molotov in Myanmar

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Myanmar: If independent media dies, democracy dies

Pacific Media Watch -

May 8, 2021

General Gatot Nurmantyo TVOne

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Don’t brand West Papuan resistance OPM ‘terrorist’, say ex-general, critics

May 8, 2021

Human Rights Watch researcher Andreas Harsono

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Terrorist tag in West Papua could worsen racism, says rights group

May 7, 2021

Defence analyst Paul Buchanan

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Where will NZ stand in rising tensions between China and other...

May 6, 2021

Papua media freedom

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Media alliance calls in Jokowi’s pledge to allow foreign journalists into...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 6, 2021

Lautoka Hospital

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Fiji’s Lautoka hospital plunges into lockdown over new covid case

May 6, 2021

I donesian 'demon troops'

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Wenda warns over massive ‘demon troops’ military crackdown in Papua

May 5, 2021

Deadlocked

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More twists in Samoa election saga, with more court action likely

May 5, 2021

USP journalism alumni in Tonga

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Pacific journos call on governments to uphold public right to information

May 5, 2021

CLIMATE AND COVID

In the Eye of the Storm

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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

Stephanie Sageo-Tapungu

Climate

How covid priorities have ‘shelved’ PNG climate change action

Dr Collin Tukuitonga

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Common enemy overcomes fragile Pacific regional unity – climate change

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Fiji records second covid outbreak death – 4 new cases include...

Sawani checkpoint

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Fiji extends curfew for Suva-Nausori lockdown areas after 9 new cases

Former NZ PM Helen Clark

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Former PM Helen Clark on panel’s call for reform over ‘runaway...

Fijians line up to access their F$90 government assistance

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Call for calm as 12 new community covid cases reported in...

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Timor-Leste reports 126 more covid cases – almost all in Dili

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What’s the Valneva covid-19 vaccine, the French shot that’s supposed to...

BEARING WITNESS

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Return to Rabi on the horizon for Ossies climate doco crew?

Bearing Witness

Fiji to set up relocation trust fund for villages hit by...

Bearing Witness

Banabans climate change student documentary chosen for third festival

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Banabans of Rabi student doco given Tongan film festival premiere

Bearing Witness

Banabans of Rabi short climate change documentary chosen for Nuku’alofa

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Pacific storytelling with a focus on the ignored and ‘untold’ issues

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While PNG promotes APEC big money, youth are building grassroots resilience

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40 luxury Maseratis for PNG, but little effort put into climate...

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Tukuitonga goes into battle on behalf of Pacific for WHO position

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Memo NZ: ‘Get on the right side of history’ over West...

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