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Arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and internal displacement of West Papuans

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Wenda condemns ‘cruel’ arbitrary arrests of West Papuans in Tambrauw

March 21, 2026

An appeal advertisement for Jewish National Fund Australia

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

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

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

Opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins (left) receives the Iran war petition from Greenpeace executive director Dr Russel Norman

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Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war on Iran

Democracy Now host Amy Goodman interviewing economist Dr Laleh Khalili

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End of the petrodollar? How Iran war is reshaping the global economy

Speaker Trevor Mallard and Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi

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NZ cabinet reshuffle sparked by departure of Faafoi, Mallard

June 13, 2022

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Murdoch press in Australia linked to deforestation in Indonesia

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September 13, 2017

Former Vanuatu Prime Minister Joe Natuman

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Accepting Indonesia into MSG ‘a mistake’, admits Natuman

February 10, 2023

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Police claim raid on Papuan students to block ‘Bloody Biak’ film...

July 10, 2018

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‘Don’t play with fire’ warning in Samoa’s social media threat

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August 9, 2018

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Philippines ‘drug war’ no model for any country, says UN rights...

March 8, 2019

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TAPOL, ETAN support Papuan case for judicial review of ‘free choice’...

April 13, 2019

Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa

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Samoa PM calls on world leaders to ‘leave nationalism behind’ to...

September 20, 2023

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100 days without covid-19: how NZ got rid of a globally...

August 8, 2020

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Are US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump...

January 5, 2021

The Fiji Times 270421

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Shailendra Singh: Some tough covid questions for Fiji after 12 more...

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April 27, 2021

Lockdown sign Jakarta 250621

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Indonesia vs covid – ‘it’s like fighting a war without a...

June 25, 2021

NZ Police Commissioner Andrew Coster

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NZ police chief says anti-lockdown protests ‘disappointing’

August 19, 2021

MIQ security cameras

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Second person isolating at home in NZ dies – 163 new...

November 5, 2021

KNPB international spokesperson Victor Yeimo in court

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Local advocacy groups call on NZ to press Indonesia to free...

February 27, 2022

Women’s solidarity march, Sydney, 2017

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Is the #MeToo era a reckoning, a revolution, or something else?

March 8, 2022

Ballistic vests and helmets gifted from Australia to PNG police arrive in Port Moresby

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Australia gifts PNG with vests and helmets ahead of elections

June 17, 2022

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WJEC16: New PJR features West Papua, endangered journalists and freelancers

July 13, 2016

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Keith Locke: Israel’s anti-nuclear whistleblower more deserving of NZ citizenship

February 4, 2017

Prime Minister James Marape's line-up

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Marape delivers shock cabinet choice with three cash crop ministries

August 24, 2022

NCD Governor Powes Parkop

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Parkop calls for full probe into brutal murders of two Moresby...

October 5, 2022

Filipino press freedom and human rights activists

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Suspected gunman in Philippine broadcaster’s killing surrenders

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October 19, 2022

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

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COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"

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

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

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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr

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

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

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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson

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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

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NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all

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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

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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"

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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

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27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior

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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

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Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

Professor David Robie

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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration

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Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

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Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.

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Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)

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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)

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Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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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

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

Fiji and Israel established diplomatic relations in 1970

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

Democracy Now host Amy Goodman interviewing economist Dr Laleh Khalili

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End of the petrodollar? How Iran war is reshaping the global...

China and the Solomon Islands media

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China’s growing grip on the fragile Solomon Islands media sector

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"Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf"

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Eugene Doyle: Kharg Island – into the valley of death

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (left) and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

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Fiji’s human rights watchdog raises concerns over new Israeli embassy plans

Former Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy

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‘Israel First’ – ex-Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy on why Netanyahu led...

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

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

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

Jacinda Ardern

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

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Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

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"Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf"

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Eugene Doyle: Kharg Island – into the valley of death

Then French prime minister Lionel Jospin (centre) shakes hands

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Tributes pour in for Lionel Jospin, ‘father’ of the Nouméa Accord

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (left) and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

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Fiji’s human rights watchdog raises concerns over new Israeli embassy plans

Former Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy

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‘Israel First’ – ex-Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy on why Netanyahu led...