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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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Fiji has climbed from 40th place in 2025 in the latest RSF World Press Freedom Index
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Global Sumud Flotilla boats have been intercepted illegally by Israeli Defense Forces
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"Hands up" . . . Global Sumud Flotilla protesters
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Former Greek minister slams ‘Western complicity’ over brutal Israeli kidnap...

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May 2, 2026
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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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April 29, 2026
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Indonesian police launch a brutal crackdown against Papuan protesters
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Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests

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April 29, 2026
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The narrative being delivered through our “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are legitimately resisting and defending their homeland from an evil invader
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‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media

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April 29, 2026
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Author Shana Chandra
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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel

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April 28, 2026
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin
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As Trump’s narrative on negotiations flails, Iran is setting its own...

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A decision on the waste-to-energy proposal can only be issued following the completion of the full technical and regulatory review
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Fiji PM Rabuka gives govt support for controversial waste-to-energy project

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April 28, 2026
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The US-Israeli war against Iran on hold . . . who really has the cards? I
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Martyn Bradbury: Why Iran is winning and will continue to win

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Starlink green light . . . good news for many Papua New Guineans
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Under international law -- if anyone still pays attention to such things -- the Iranians have a strong case
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Eugene Doyle: Iran demands hundreds of billions in reparations for being...

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Fiji Minister for Defence Pio Tikoduadua
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Southern Lebanon journalist Amal Khalil
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A protester at the Anzac Day rally in Auckland Tamaki Makaurau today
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PSNA secretary Neil Scott
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Winners of the Goldman Environmental Award winners, 2026
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Indonesian military forces conduct operations in Intan Jaya, Papua province
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Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands

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April 24, 2026
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Chris Hedges: The political dysfunction of Trump as God

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Assassinated Amal Khalil
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April 24, 2026
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Pro-Palestnian Professor John Keane (left) and linguist and vice-president of the USyd National Tertiary Education Union, Dr Nick Rieme
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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"
Asia Report

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

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CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
Coronavirus

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

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

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
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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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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
Coronavirus

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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BEARING WITNESS

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
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West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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