Tag: Free Palestine
Open letter to Nanaia Mahuta: Do the right thing over Palestine...
The world reacts over the assassination of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the desecration of her funeral by Israeli security forces. Video: Al...
Behind the tears for Shireen, more evidence of Israel’s daily crimes...
Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned the “blatant murder” of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh that violates “international laws and norms”. Video: Al Jazeera
COMMENTARY: By...
Palestine double standards: Ten lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
ANALYSIS: By Professor Hatem Bazian
Ten lessons to be learned from the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the war rages into its second week.
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1981 Springbok tour protests revisited – and now Palestine is the...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
After his release from prison in South Africa and he became inaugural president of the majority rule government with the abolition...
Hui on countering terrorism sees mass walkout over Hezbollah comment
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ News journalist
New Zealand's anti-terrorism hui has been marked by a mass walkout from members of the Muslim community.
The country's first...
‘Business as usual’ Israeli repression against Palestinians predicted
COMMENT: By John Minto
The swearing in of a new Israeli Prime Minister after 12 years of appalling anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian racism from former Prime...
Gallery: ‘Migrant lives matter’ protest slams NZ policies – Palestinian justice...
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New Zealand's largest ever crowd in support of migrant rights gathered in Auckland's Aotea Square at the weekend in triple protests...
West Papua and other critical issues – why is NZ media...
COMMENT: By David Robie in Auckland
International reporting has hardly been a strong feature of New Zealand journalism. No New Zealand print news organisation has...
Wenda condemns Indonesia’s UN genocide vote for Papua ‘hypocrisy’
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
An exiled West Papuan leader has condemned Indonesian for "hypocrisy" in speaking out about Myanmar and Palestine while voting at the...
Marilyn Garson: Ceasefire, but we cannot let this go the same...
COMMENT: By Marilyn Garson in Wellington
I lived in Gaza from 2011, through the attack of 2014, and for one year after. I am not...
Gallery: Free Palestine rally in Auckland rejects Israeli ‘genocide’ and ‘ethnic...
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More than 2000 people took part in Auckland today in a demonstration for justice for Palestine and against "genocide" and "ethnic...
‘Give us 10 minutes’ – how Israel bombed a Gaza media...
By Colin Peacock, Mediawatch presenter
So many Palestinians have died in the attacks on Gaza in the past fortnight - and people in Israel...
Marwan Bishara: Why Netanyahu thinks America is stupid
COMMENT: By Marwan Bishara in Doha
The United States has provided Israel with the military means and diplomatic cover it needs to defeat Hamas in...
John Minto: Time for NZ to speak up clearly for Palestinian...
ANALYSIS: By John Minto
When Nanaia Mahuta was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, there were hopes for a change in government thinking towards the struggles...
Gaza conflict: No matter how powerful Israel’s military becomes it still...
ANALYSIS: By Paul Rogers, University of Bradford
Israel is the most powerful state in the Middle East. Its military forces may not match the likes...
Green Party’s bid for NZ declaration of Palestine as a state...
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A Green Party motion asking New Zealand MPs to recognise Palestine as a state has failed in the House, with opposition...
Israeli onslaught against Gaza continues: ‘But we are still alive!’
A heartfelt message from a sister in Gaza to her brother
We are still fine. The "war front" in our neighborhood is still somewhat quiet,...
Golriz Ghahraman: Our stand for the statehood rights of Palestinians
COMMENTARY: By Golriz Ghahraman
Tomorrow I will move a motion calling on the New Zealand Parliament to join the Green Party in recognising the rights...
Illegal Israeli settler: ‘If I don’t steal your house, someone else...
Israeli settlers’ aggressive takeover of Palestinian homes in Jerusalem is part of a decades-long struggle, writes
أيمن حسونة about Israel's system of apartheid leading up...
NZ could play mediating role in Gaza conflict – but does...
ANALYSIS: By Geoffrey Miller
So far, the New Zealand government has been remarkably silent about the Gaza-Israel conflict. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta could be helping...
RSF asks ICC if Israeli airstrikes on media in Gaza are...
A building that has housed international media offices including Al Jazeera’s in the Gaza Strip was hit by an Israeli air strike that totally...