Tag: Peace and justice
Protesters condemn Fiji ‘complicity, silence’ over Israel’s Gaza genocide
Asia Pacific Report
A Fiji solidarity group for the Palestinians has accused the Rabuka-led coalition government of "complicity" in Israel's genocide and relentless war on...
Yamin Kogoya: Rev Yoman’s message of hope and prayers for the...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) is like a big house or boat, says Reverend Dr Ambirek G....
Lessons from peace activists – and action is up to the...
REVIEW: By Heather Devere
The aims of Peace Action: Struggles for a Decolonised and Demilitarised Oceania and East Asia as stated by the editor, Valerie...
Defend NZ’s ‘fragile democracy’ by tackling disinformation, says advocate
By David Robie
A human rights advocate appealed tonight for people in Aotearoa New Zealand to take personal responsibility in the fight against disinformation and...
NZ terror attacks anniversary: A letter to my son – ‘Never...
OPEN LETTER: By Mahvash Ikram
Three years on from the Christchurch terror attacks on 15 March 2019, Mahvash Ikram writes an open letter to her...
Jason Brown: 9/11 and a mango dawn – and here’s to...
COMMENTARY: By Jason Brown in Auckland
Twenty years ago, I was on a plane from Rarotonga to Auckland. Lovely flight, with a path at the...
Assassinated Filipino activist Echanis’ widow demands release of his body
Widow Erlinda Echanis demands the release of the body of her husband, assassinated peace activist Randall "Randy" Echanis. Video: Rappler
By Rambo Talabong in Manila
After...
Open letter to Jakarta – Papuan self-determination isn’t special autonomy v2
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A Papuan church leader and advocate for social justice has penned an open letter to the Indonesian government calling for justice...
Minto calls for ‘mobilisation’ backing peace, justice in Middle East
John Minto praises Iraqi protests against US aggression in the Middle East and calls for NZ troops to be recalled at a rally in...
Fijian students design superheroes to challenge ‘Silence’ in comic contest
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Advocacy groups have called on children and young people to defeat the "ultimate supervillain" – silence – to help end violence...
Norwegian human rights activists call for action over Israeli ‘capture’ of...
Norwegian citizen Jan Petter Hammervold, 74, makes a ship-recorded plea before being seized by Israeli forces. He was ship’s cook on board Al Awda...
Murray Horton: Independent foreign policy? Fine words, but not reality
OPINION: By Murray Horton
The Aotearoa Independence Movement (AIM) congratulates Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for explicitly defying President Trump's bullying in relation to New Zealand's...
ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize for nuclear weapons ban treaty
Pacific Media Watch Newdesk
The Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, reports Al Jazeera English.
In...
Images: NZ peace activists pay homage to 1987 nuclear-free law campaigners
New Zealand peace activists gathered together at the weekend in Devonport -- home of the country's first "nuclear-free zone" -- to pay homage to...
