Tag: Racism
Online hate speech ‘gives green light’ to religion, race attacks
By Michael Andrew
Religion and race-based attacks will continue as a result of the rise of online hate speech, says a leading New Zealand academic.
Professor...
Thousands turn out in Auckland for NZ mosque terror attack vigil
By RNZ
Thousands of people packed into Auckland's Aotea Square today for a vigil to mark yesterday's New Zealand terror attack in Christchurch.
Some held banners...
Christchurch mosque terror attacks: ‘Our gun laws will change’, says PM
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the nation after yesterday's tragic mosque massacres in Christchurch. Video: RNZ
By RNZ
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she...
WCC mission criticises Papua rights violations in plea for ‘openness’
A special mission from the World Council of Churches has criticised the ongoing human rights violations by Indonesian security forces in the West Papua...
O’Neill replies on Maseratis, shuns ‘racist’ critic as opponents call strike
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says the Papua New Guinean government will not spend any money on the purchase of 40 Maserati luxury sedans to...
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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Racist reporting still rife in Australian media, says new monitoring report
By Dr Christina Ho in Sydney
Half of all race-related opinion pieces in the Australian mainstream media are likely to contravene industry codes of conduct...
Post-coup Rabuka crackdown as seen from Fiji Times editor’s ‘hot seat’
REVIEW: By Shailendra Singh
A Fiji Diary: Reminiscences and Reflections of a Newsman is a selection of revised and updated writings by Vijendra Kumar, a...
Colourful, vibrant Aotearoa rally condemns Trump’s ‘racist, Islamophobic’ bans
Video and images by the Pacific Media Centre's Del Abcede. Video: Café Pacific
More than 2000 people have taken part in a colourful and vibrant ...
‘Dump Trump,’ say Philippine women protesters
Philippine protesters at an anti-Trump rally in Manila at the weekend. Video: Eagle News Philippines
Hundreds of Filipinos protested outside the United States embassy in...
Academics, African leaders, youth call on NZ police to apologise
By Anna Majavu
Prominent Auckland academics and community leaders have called on the New Zealand police to formally apologise for "rubbishing" new research alleging that...
Video campaign tackles ‘subtle racism’ at university
I, Too, Am Auckland Experiences. Runtime 14:47
By Anuja Nadkarni
“Subtle” racial discrimination faced by Māori and Pacific Islander pupils is the subject of a video...