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Month: November 2026

Asia Pacific Report
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PSNA ‘outraged’ over NZ suspension of UNRWA aid, calls for immediate restored funding

November 4, 2026

Asia Pacific Report A leading New Zealand advocacy group for Palestine has demanded immediate reinstatement of NZ funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the face of a humanitarian crisis for food, education and healthcare in Gaza. In a statement today, the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) said it

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Removing Fiji coup immunity may change little, says lawyer Naidu

November 4, 2026

By Anish Chand in Suva Prominent Suva lawyer Richard Naidu says removing immunity provisions for coup perpetrators from Fiji’s Constitution may not necessarily result in prosecutions or legal action against those responsible for past coups. Naidu says much of the current debate surrounding constitutional immunity has been dominated by rhetoric rather than a realistic assessment

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Former coup leader George Speight wins Oceania powerlifting gold for Fiji

November 4, 2026

RNZ Pacific reporters A former Fiji ethno-nationalist coup leader who spent more than two decades in prison for treason and was pardoned in 2024 has become an Oceania powerlifting champion. George Speight, a highly polarising and disruptive figure in Fiji’s politics, won gold in the Men’s Masters IV 93kg weight class at the Oceanian Regional