Tag: Colonialism
Ilan Pappé: To end Gaza genocide, uproot the source of all...
Since the arrival of Zionism in Palestine, the impulse of the Palestinians has not been about violence or revenge. The impulse remains the return...
Hawai’i’s Rimpac war games begin, but academic condemns them as harmful...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson
Hawai’ian academic Dr Emalani Case has condemned the 2024 Rimpac military exercise that began off the coast of Hawai’i...
Jimmy Naouna: Macron’s handling of Kanaky New Caledonia isn’t working –...
COMMENTARY: By Jimmy Naouna in Nouméa
The unrest that has gripped Kanaky New Caledonia is the direct result of French President Emmanuel Macron’s partisan and...
Palestine solidarity group condemns ‘colonial violence’ in Rafah, Kanaky
Asia Pacific Report
A New Zealand solidarity group for Palestine with a focus on settler colonialism has condemned the latest atrocities by the Israeli military...
West Papua independence group slams French ‘modern-day colonialism’
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan independence group has condemned French "modern-day colonialism in action" in Kanaky New Caledonia and urged indigenous leaders to "fight...
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...
Rob Campbell: Unrest in New Caledonia – as seen through moana...
COMMENTARY: By Rob Campbell
Is it just me or is it not more than a little odd that coverage of current events in New Caledonia/Kanaky...
From Gallipoli to Gaza: remembering the Anzacs not as a ‘coming...
ANALYSIS: By Olli Hellmann, University of Waikato
When New Zealanders commemorate Anzac Day today on April 25, it’s not only to honour the soldiers who...
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...
Banned for almost two decades, Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs is...
By the ABC's Fiji reporter Lice Movono and Pacific Local Journalism Network's Nick Sas in Suva
Some described it as a case of looking...
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...
Wenda calls on Euro politicians to sign Brussels Declaration on West...
Asia Pacific Report
A leading West Papuan advocate has welcomed this week's launch of the Brussels Declaration in the European Parliament, calling on MPs to...
‘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...
Release of Victor Yeimo from Indonesian prison rekindles West Papuan fight...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
Prominent West Papuan independence activist Victor Yeimo was yesterday released from prison in Jayapura, Indonesia's occupied capital of West Papua,...
Native Hawai’ian official blames colonisation, climate change for wildfires
RNZ Pacific
The board chair of the Office of Hawai'ian Affairs says the Maui wildfires were caused in part by climate change and colonisation.
Carmen Lindsey...
Open letter criticises ‘colonial’ French agency, media over Kanaky sexual violence...
This open letter to En Avant Toute and journalists at France 24 and France Info marked the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples...
‘Living museum’ will help bring Fiji’s Girmit experience by storytelling
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist
In a significant step toward preserving and commemorating Fiji's rich history, efforts are underway to establish the country's first...
Elitist, insensitive, blatant abuse of taxpayer money – PNG’s Coronation trip...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
It was a tumultuous week in Papua New Guinea after a 30 member delegation returned from...
New lessons about old wars: keeping the complex Anzac Day story...
ANALYSIS: By Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury
What happened on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey 108 years ago has shocked and shaped Aotearoa New Zealand...
From evolving colony to bicultural nation, Queen Elizabeth II walked a...
ANALYSIS: By Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury
The death of Queen Elizabeth II brings to an end a long, complex and remarkable chapter in the...
Killing of four West Papuans ‘brutal reminder of reality’ under Jakarta...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The United Liberation Movement of West Papua has condemned the brutal killing and mutilation of four indigenous West Papuans last week,...
Helen Reddy: A tribute to my father, Fiji’s visionary Jai Ram...
OBITUARY: By Helen Nalina Reddy, Jai Ram Reddy's daughter
“My Fiji
I offer a vision which sees this beloved land of ours united in its diversity,...