Tag: Blockade
When Yemen does it it’s ‘terrorism’, when the US does it...
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone
The Biden administration has officially re-designated Ansarallah -- the dominant force in Yemen also known as the Houthis -- as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist...
NZ police begin to clear up some of blockade near Parliament...
RNZ News
New Zealand police have moved to start clearing up the roads near Parliament in the capital Wellington, where protesters have clogged the roads...
NZ Parliament occupation: Protesters’ vehicle blockade remains on 10th day
RNZ News
Police have pulled back on their plans to begin towing vehicles illegally parked around the anti-vaccine, anti-mandate protest on Aotearoa New Zealand's Parliament...
Student protests in Indonesia slam 7th year of Jokowi’s administration
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Protesting students have held demonstrations in several cities around Indonesia to mark seven years of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration, reports...
Open letter from Papua: Indonesian state creates stalemate of injustice
OPEN LETTER: By Pastor Dr Socratez S. Yoman
The reality is that we now live under an Indonesian ruler who is anti-democratic, anti-justice, anti-freedom, anti-peace,...
Cuba boosting ‘Pacific connection’ in defiance of US blockade
By Michael Andrew
Cuba will develop relationships with Pacific countries despite pressure from the United States, says a visiting advocate.
On a tour of New Zealand,...
‘Blockade busters’ flotilla on way to help provide relief for Gaza
As the international Freedom Flotilla heads out into the Mediterranean on its humanitarian voyage to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, journalist Richard Sudan...
Rights chief tells Arab dictatorships ‘examine yourselves’ in Gulf blockade
By Dr Joseph M Fernandez in Doha, Qatar
A leading international human rights organisation has called on countries in the Gulf region to pay heed...
Autocracy strikes back: Media freedom under siege in Arabia
ANALYSIS: By Dr Tarek Cherkaoui
Diplomatic quarrels in the Arabian Peninsula have a long history, and small Gulf States, such as Qatar, align themselves with...