Tag: anti-colonialism
Media fuss over stranded tourists, but Kanaks face existential struggle
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle
“Only the struggle counts . . . death is nothing.” Éloi Machoro -- "the Che Guevara of the Pacific" -- said...
Māori advocate Tina Ngata hails ‘overwhelming’ indigenous support for Palestine
Asia Pacific Report
Indigenous support for Palestine around the world has been overwhelming -- and Aotearoa New Zealand is no exception, says a leading Māori...
Bainimarama slams Fiji’s support for Israeli occupation of Palestine as ‘disturbing’
RNZ Pacific
Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the country's intervention at the International Court of Justice over Israel's occupation of Palestine betrays Fiji's...
‘No’ to Australia’s indigenous Voice – a devastating wake-up call for...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
The referendum on the indigenous Voice in Australia last Saturday was an historic event. Australians were asked to vote on...
Covid-19 delta pandemic a Trojan horse to extend French colonialism
COMMENTARY: By Ena Manuireva with Tony Fala
In imperial and colonial contexts, dominant groups express their power in three ways: colonisation of the bodies of...
Michael Somare – the passing of a great man, Sana, the...
By Scott Waide in Lae, Papua New Guinea
Sir Michael was a man of many titles. He was father, grandfather and chief.
As a tribal leader,...
Indonesian NGOs condemn UAE-Israel normalisation deal as ‘crime’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Alliance of Indonesian NGOs has denounced the UAE-Israel normalisation deal, saying it harms the Palestinian cause and is a "robbery"...
35 years on, Tahiti’s Temaru likely guest in Rainbow Warrior rewind
Flashback: Tagata Pasifika's John Pulu talks to Oscar Temaru in 2016.
By David Robie
One of the champions of the South Pacific’s nuclear-free and independence campaigners,...
Blood in the Pacific: 30 years on from the Ouvéa Island...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Max Uechtritz
On Saturday, 30 years ago in 1988, I smelled death for the first time – literally.
A sickening, almost suffocating, stench...
South Africa’s ‘Mama’ Winnie Mandela – a political and media icon
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of Winnie, shares some of her thoughts about her mother in an interview with SABC's Sophie Mokoena. Video: SABC
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