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      Decolonisation

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Israeli military pictured boarding the Global Sumud Flotilla yacht Abodes
Asia Report

Türkiye condemns new Israeli ‘piracy’ against Gaza aid flotilla in international...

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May 19, 2026
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"We should first recognise that restarting the war amounts to an admission that Trump’s previous escalatory gambit-- the blockade of the blockade -- has failed."
Analysis

Trita Parsi: Is Trump poised to restart the Iran war?

APR editor -
May 18, 2026
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A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Asia Report

Israel becomes world’s most disliked country, global survey finds

APR editor -
May 18, 2026
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Papua's Tom Beanal
Analysis

Thom Beanal – saluting a human rights legacy for Papua’s ‘father’

APR editor -
May 18, 2026
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Al Jazeera journalist Tohid Asadi
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Strait of Hormuz ‘open’ except for enemies, as new Iran insurance...

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May 18, 2026
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An Auckland Writers' Festival vigil with Marika (left) and Kathy
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Palestine on patrol – how a flag-dress caused a writers’ stir...

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May 17, 2026
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A photo of Indigenous West Papuan civilians in Distrik Tembagapura, Mimika, Central Papua, allegedly wounded by use of excessive force by Indonesian military
Asia Report

‘They’re wiping us out’ – church leader warns about young West...

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May 17, 2026
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Niue's Dalton Tagelagi
Democracy

Close vote sees Niue’s Dalton Tagelagi back in as prime minister

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May 17, 2026
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Prime Minister-elect Matthew Wale
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New chapter for Hapi Isles – Matthew Wale takes the helm...

APR editor -
May 16, 2026
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A New Zealand protest over the Gaza genocide with a focus on the media
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Improvements in Pacific media freedom, but a shameful silence on Gaza...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 15, 2026
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Fiji media workers of the Fijian Media Association celebrate a belated World Press Freedom Day in the capital Suva
Democracy

Fiji’s journalists celebrate belated World Press Freedom Day – but warn...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 15, 2026
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"Hands off Iran" . . . New Zealand protesters make their voices heard in opposition to the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the war on Iran near Devonport Naval Base in Auckland
Analysis

Media miss: The questions never asked behind the US-Israel war on...

APR editor -
May 15, 2026
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RIMPAC 2026 . . . NZ taking part
Asia Report

Palestine Forum slams NZDF share in military exercises with ‘genocidal’ Israel

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May 15, 2026
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A "No more complicity with war crimes" banner at a "Stop Wars" march at Devonport
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Defending NZ values in a volatile world – but in what...

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May 15, 2026
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Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
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‘Arrest wanted Filipino former police chief’ call by Amnesty after escape

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May 15, 2026
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May 14, 2026
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“My son,” a woman screamed in Gaza
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May 14, 2026
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About 200 protesters in the Vallée-du-Tir yesterday marked the second anniversary of the pro-independence protests that erupted into riots in Nouméa
Analysis

Two years after New Caledonia’s violent uprising, tensions remain high

APR editor -
May 14, 2026
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A free speech forum at Lingkaran Abepura in Jayapura last Monday
Asia Report

Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence

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May 14, 2026
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Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman
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Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman ‘hounded’ into...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 13, 2026
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Pacific media in action .
Crime

Tongan media faces new type of challenge, following threat

Pacific Media Watch -
May 13, 2026
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Starkly, in Israel’s case, not only does its actions in Gaza look like genocide, but its leaders have been crystal clear
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The West’s bubble of illusion about Israel – and about itself...

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May 13, 2026
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