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"Both of these warmongering nations [US and Israel] have displayed a total lack of integrity and credibility through their disingenuous words and actions over many decades."
Analysis

No wonder Iran went cold on sham talks, considering the lying...

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April 22, 2026
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Amnesty International’s report comes as multiple conflicts rage across the world
Analysis

Amnesty slams Netanyahu, Putin, Trump as ‘voracious predators’

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April 22, 2026
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Komnas HAM also warns about the risk of mass displacement of Papuan villagers
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Indonesia’s human rights body to investigate deaths of 12 Papuans in...

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April 21, 2026
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Associate law professor Maryam Jamshidi
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Who is breaking international law in the Strait of Hormuz? It’s...

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April 21, 2026
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The Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Major-General Jone Kalouniwai,
Crime

Fiji police confirm murder probe launched into death of man in...

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April 20, 2026
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Fiji’s Ambassador to Israel, Jesoni Vitusagavulu
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Fiji defends its isolated UN stance supporting Israel

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April 20, 2026
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Fiji drug peddler Jone Vakarisi at a court appearance in March 2026
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Fiji military faces questions after death of Jone Vakarisi in custody

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April 20, 2026
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Dr Rami Khouri
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US, Israel ‘forced into two ceasefires’ as regional balance of power...

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April 19, 2026
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An "IDF = Murder Machine" banner at the "Banners for Humanity" exhibition
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South African activist praises World Court genocide case against Israel

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April 18, 2026
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Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz
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Trump is blustering as usual but in reality praying for Iran...

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April 18, 2026
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Alternative Jewish Voices radio at Wellington Access Radio 106.1FM
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April 18, 2026
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Invoking the Pacific's Biketawa Declaration
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Pacific Forum responds to current global fuel and energy challenges

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April 18, 2026
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"Israel’s supporters in the West have launched the biggest assault on free speech since the height of McCarthyism"
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Owen Jones: At The Telegraph, journalist support for Israel is now...

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April 18, 2026
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A young Gazan journalist describes her setting up for story telling about Al Shifa Hospital
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Gaza’s young, untrained journalists step up to document Israel’s war crimes

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April 17, 2026
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Man linked to gang activity dies after Fiji military detention, local...

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April 17, 2026
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The ruling is “a big win for everyone who cares about the right to protest”
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‘Unconstitutional’ – NSW court strikes down Minns’ draconian anti-protest laws

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April 17, 2026
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A rally against the war on Iran in Auckland, New Zealand, last weekend
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April 17, 2026
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The Marshalls Energy Company and its power plant has faced a near doubling of its diesel fuel costs since the US/Israel attacked Iran on February 28
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Marshall Islands government shuts down at 3pm daily amid fuel crisis

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April 17, 2026
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US President Donald Trump (left) and Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
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Iran hasn’t survived decades of hostile sanctions, assassinations and sabotage by...

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April 17, 2026
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YouTube has banned the channel that’s been creating viral AI Lego music videos criticising the US war on Iran
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Caitlin Johnstone: I hope the US loses and the empire collapses

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April 16, 2026
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The High Court ruled the fund's policy documents and procedures were "unreasonable and unlawful"
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NZ’s $86 billion Super Fund failed to properly address human rights,...

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April 16, 2026
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The landslide occurred on Sunday in Gazelle district in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province
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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"
Asia Report

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

In the Eye of the Storm
Analysis

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

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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
Coronavirus

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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

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
Asia Report

Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
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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
Analysis

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"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"
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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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Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
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Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
APJS newsfile

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QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)
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Whether or not the two theatres are directly commanded in tandem, the effect is the same

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July 21, 2026
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