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Scott Waide: Why sorcery superstition thrives in PNG where services are poor

Pacific Media Watch -

October 26, 2017

Papuan journalist and editor Victor Mambor

Human Rights

Papuan journalist Victor Mambor wins Udin Award for ‘dedicated journalism’

Talamua Online editor Lagi Keresoma

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

Solidarity groups rally in support of Mā’ohi independence leader Temaru

Southern province President Sonia Backes and Public Prosecutor Yves Dupas

Human Rights

Paris court clears way for Sunday’s New Caledonia referendum

NZ Referendum

Human Rights

NZ referendum preliminary results – yes to euthanasia reform, no...

October 31, 2020

Allan Bird

Human Rights

Governor Bird condemns PNG police brutality, calls for local covid data

June 4, 2020

Human Rights

Prosecutors consider sedition charges against Fiji Times publisher and editor

Pacific Media Watch -

March 8, 2017

Human Rights

Fifth Estate: ‘Bomber’ talks climate change and the impact on Pacific

March 30, 2016

Al Jazeera Middle East analyst Marwan Bishara

Human Rights

Al Jazeera’s Bishara says ICJ critics ‘demolished shameless defences’ of Israel...

February 28, 2024

Australia's The Voice vote . . . passionate supporters for both the "yes" and "no" camps

Human Rights

‘No’ to Australia’s indigenous Voice – a devastating wake-up call for...

October 17, 2023

Human Rights

Veronica Koman wins prize for West Papua work

October 24, 2019

Human Rights

Timor-Leste Press Council condemns ‘crime’ against public broadcaster

Pacific Media Watch -

February 3, 2019

President Surangel Whipps Jr at his first state visit to Taiwan in May 2025

Human Rights

Palau president calls exclusion of PIF partners a ‘missed opportunity’

August 19, 2025

South African activist Achmat Esau speaking out at the New Zealand protest rally in downtown Auckland

Human Rights

Young Israelis ‘don’t want peace’, warns former Israeli top diplomat

January 7, 2025

Timor-Leste hands

Human Rights

Timor-Leste: Political leadership, patriarchal relationships, and the paedophile ex-priest

February 27, 2021

Assault on deaf Papuan teenager 26 July 2021

Human Rights

Outrage over Indonesian officers for stomping on disabled Papuan teen’s head

July 29, 2021

Human Rights

Student winner tells of ‘tui nesting’ leadership in race speech award

May 12, 2019

Human Rights

RSF brands Maria Ressa’s conviction as ‘masquerade’ amid global criticism

Pacific Media Watch -

June 17, 2020

An Israeli army spokesperson had falsely called Al Jazeera Arabic’s Gaza correspondent Anas Al-Sharif a "terrorist" multiple times

Human Rights

CPJ condemns Israeli killing of Gaza journalist Anas al-Sharif and video...

Pacific Media Watch -

August 11, 2025

Human Rights

Traumatised Papuan villagers flee Indonesian military in Nduga

July 18, 2018

NZ apology for the Dawn Raids

Human Rights

Ardern speaks of remorse and regret during formal Dawn Raids apology

August 1, 2021

Human Rights

War on drugs critic Senator Leila de Lima arrested in Philippines

February 24, 2017

Fiji jurist Imrana Jalal

Human Rights

Fiji’s Imrana Jalal awarded Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg medal for defending...

January 22, 2023

Paula Whetu Jones (right) on finally completing her feature length documentary about the Auckland cardiac surgeon Dr Allan Kerr.

Human Rights

The Kiwi heart surgeon, his wife and the film maker in...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 9, 2025

Palestine - "a moral litmus test for the world"

Human Rights

Five Pacific region geopolitical ‘betrayals’ in 2024

January 3, 2025

Sacked EMTV news manager Sincha Dimara

Human Rights

Media Council condemns EMTV over ‘dangerous’ suspension of news chief

Pacific Media Watch -

February 9, 2022

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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"

Human Rights

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

In the Eye of the Storm

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

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

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

Human Rights

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"

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.

Human Rights

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)

Human Rights

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

POPULAR POSTS

An appeal advertisement for Jewish National Fund Australia

Asia Report

Australian charities funding Israel’s illegal settlements ‘untouchable’, says Labor govt

Fiji and Israel established diplomatic relations in 1970

Asia Report

Fiji set to host Israel and UAE embassies in Suva to...

Repression is a characteristic of Iranian government policy, but not the only characteristic

Human Rights

Ian Powell: Iran, US imperialism and the New Zealand lapdog

"Don't mine the moana"

Human Rights

Project Vault: Peace in the moana or military outpost?

EDITOR'S PICKS

The Cree Indian motif – inspired by the mythology of the elderly woman "Eyes of Fire" and her vision for the future – painted on the original Rainbow Warrior smoke stack

Human Rights

From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific

A US protester holds placards reading ‘’war making is a crime’’

Asia Report

‘Maniacal tyrant’ Trump and Iran trade threats to energy infrastructure over...

The slogan "From the River to the Sea" is now a prohibited phrase in Queensland

Human Rights

‘From the river to the sea’ – swimming against the Queensland...

A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Human Rights

No bigger hypocrisy in the world than Israel complaining about Iran’s...

MOST COMMENTS

Human Rights

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

Jacinda Ardern

Human Rights

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

Human Rights

Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

Human Rights

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

The Cree Indian motif – inspired by the mythology of the elderly woman "Eyes of Fire" and her vision for the future – painted on the original Rainbow Warrior smoke stack

Human Rights

From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific

A US protester holds placards reading ‘’war making is a crime’’

Asia Report

‘Maniacal tyrant’ Trump and Iran trade threats to energy infrastructure over...

The slogan "From the River to the Sea" is now a prohibited phrase in Queensland

Human Rights

‘From the river to the sea’ – swimming against the Queensland...

A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Human Rights

No bigger hypocrisy in the world than Israel complaining about Iran’s...