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Solomon Islands journalist George Atkin
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Former Fijian President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau
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Fiji’s former President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau dies at 84

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Former Vanuatu Daily Post media director Dan McGarry
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South African journalist Terry Bell
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Vanuatu investigative journalist and editor Dan McGarry
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Then French prime minister Lionel Jospin (centre) shakes hands
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Filipino photojournalist Alex Baluyut
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Social justice and Palestine campaigner Roger Fowler
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The Palestine Chronicle: Roger Fowler’s legacy – a Palestinian tribute

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Activist, community strategist and musician Roger Fowler
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"I have a personal memory of meeting Jesse Jackson"
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Sir Tim Shadbolt
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Australian journalist, editor and manager Bob Howarth in Timorese ceremonial dress in Dili
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Australian mentor Bob Howarth with journalists in Timor-Leste
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Matangi Tonga publisher Pesi Siale Fonua
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"On top of her bold activism, Hilda LINI was also a mother to us."
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Motarilavoa Hilda Lini – strong, passionate fighter for decolonisation, nuclear-free Pacific

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Former Palestinian diplomat Ali Kazak
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Former Canberra diplomat Ali Kuzak dies on the way to Palestine

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From the very start of his papacy, Pope Francis seemed determined to do things differently
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Pope Francis has died, aged 88. These were his greatest reforms...

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Publisher, broadcaster and tourism enthusiast Marc Neil-Jones
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Vanuatu mourns loss of iconic Pacific media pioneer Marc Neil-Jones

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The late Sir Julius Chan
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Sir Julius Chan . . . "Last man standing"
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Sir Julius Chan, one of Papua New Guinea’s founding fathers, dies...

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The late former US President Jimmy Carter in his younger years
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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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