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Asia Pacific Report
COMMENTARY: By Reza Nasri Western civilisation has never had a clean record. Its history is soaked in conquest, enslavement, and slaughter. Yet it always took solace in one redeeming quality: it carried within itself the seeds of its own correction. Its unwavering support for Israel has betrayed the values and squandered the achievements cultivated over
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay has received worldwide praise amid derision from Israel and the US, while the Australian and New Zealand governments remain silent. Michael West Media reports. COMMENTARY: By Professor Stuart Rees The Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded this year’s prize to Navi Pillay for her lifelong commitment to human rights,
By Kaya Selby of RNZ and Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Details are emerging of violence which left at least eight people dead at Porgera Valley in Papua New Guinea’s Enga Province, in an incident for which local people have pointed blame at PNG’s Kumul 23 elite tactical police unit. The police have denied that
COMMENTARY: By Youssef Sammour Millions of people asking the same question: How is this still happening? For three years, we have watched the destruction of Gaza. Homes, hospitals, schools and churches. Entire families erased. Children killed, maimed, orphaned and left to starve. Premature babies intentionally left to die in their incubators. The videos. The images.
By Anish Chand in Suva The Fiji Times has reaffirmed its commitment to serving as the voice of the nation and championing freedom of expression, access to truth and the rights of every Fijian. In his Fiji Day message on Saturday, Fiji Times Pte Limited chairman Kirit Prabhudas Patel said the newspaper was humbled to
RNZ Pacific Dozens of people who were stranded on the vessel MV Awka have been rescued, local authorities confirmed on Monday. The Temotu Provincial Government said the search and rescue operation for the vessel was successful and that all 73 passengers and crew who were adrift at sea have been transported to shore. The Solomon
This book launch speech today for Ponsonby People’s Union: At the Frontline of Community Activism in the 1970s, by Roger Fowler, whānau and fellow activists, at the Whare Wānanga, Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero — Auckland Central Library. COMMENTARY: By Nick Bollinger I have to confess to a degree of imposter syndrome. I was the wrong age
COMMENTARY: By Maher Nazzal Thousands of people took to the streets across Aotearoa New Zealand on Saturday, standing in solidarity with Palestine as part of the Global Day of Action. Yet where was the media coverage? From Auckland to Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and communities across the country, people turned out to demand justice, freedom and
Asia Pacific Report Mass pro-Palestine protests across at least 60 countries in more than 250 locations worldwide were launched as part of a Global Day of Action beginning in Aotearoa New Zealand today. Thousands of people took part in solidarity rallies and marches in the three largest cities, Auckland, Wellington and Chistchurch — and vigils
COMMENTARY: By Iqbal Jassat The Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decision to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay is a monumental victory for international law, universal human rights, and the global rules-based order. At 85 years old, the eminent South African jurist represents the absolute pinnacle of legal integrity – a career forged
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell 27 February 1933 was a momentous turning point in German history; a lightning rod for what was to follow. It enabled Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party to quickly transition Germany from a formal democracy (Weimar Republic) to a fascist dictatorship (inspired by Benito Mussolini’s fascist takeover in Italy). On that
By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Controversial, profanity-laden remarks made by the head of the Fijian Teachers Association (FTA) while defending Indigenous chiefs and threatening to “roast” critics in earth ovens have sparked a major political storm. On Monday, FTA general-secretary Paula Manumanunitoga made a Facebook post weighing in on the constitutional reform debate currently