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Asia Pacific Report
COMMENTARY: By Kasun Ubayasiri On this United Nations-designated International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA) stands in solidarity with journalists and media workers around the world who face intimidation, harassment, violence, imprisonment and death for doing their jobs. We maintain that targeting journalists is
By Nuevaterra Mambor in Jayapura The families of three residents shot in Nduga Regency, Highland Papua Province, last month have asked the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) to oversee the investigation into the incident, which left two people dead and one injured. Papua Legal Aid Institute lawyer Imanus Komba said the organisation had also
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific The head of Fiji’s military says its duty to serve the people of the country means it opposes new immunity provisions for coup makers. The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) presented a submission to a Special Parliamentary Committee overseeing the government’s proposed Constitution (Amendment) Bill last week. The
COMMENTARY: By Mohamed Hassan From the moment I first became conscious of my identity as an Arab, Al Jazeera was in the background. It was as vital to my upbringing as SpaceToon, Captain Majid and Ramadan soap operas, a familiar presence on the TV sets of every family gathering, every diaspora grocery store and barbershop,
By Coco Lance of RNZ Pacific Aotearoa New Zealand will decide its next government on Saturday, November 7. But for many voters, the choice comes down to one thing: who can deliver the change they are looking for? “I want to see change in housing. I want to see change in employment, and healthcare.” Like
By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has given in to public pressure and decided to extend the timeline for a major constitutional reform process only a day after he confirmed that he would table a bill to change the country’s constitution. In a complete U-turn from his position on tabling
By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s coalition government is falling apart ahead of the crucial third reading of a major bill to change the country’s 2013 Constitution. This comes after two of its minor partners, whose support was key to his forming a government in December 2022, have instructed their
Asia Pacific Report A prominent Palestinian advocate has praised a new book launched last week investigating the history, human consequences and international failures over Israel’s three-year genocide in Gaza and beyond. “At a time when truth, justice, and accountability matter more than ever, documenting these events and preserving the stories of those affected is essential,”
By Repeka Nasiko in Suva Republic of the Fiji Military Forces Commander Major-General Ro Jone Kalouniwai has called for a Truth, Accountability and Reconciliation Commission to replace the immunity clause in the Constitution. Presenting before the Parliamentary Special Committee reviewing the Constitution Amendment Bill in Suva yesterday, Major-General Kalouniwai reaffirmed the RFMF’s position that it
Asia Pacific Report Speakers at a pro-Palestine rally in Auckland’s downtown Te Komititanga Square today recalled the 1917 colonial “Balfour betrayal” and condemned it for opening “the gates of a century long tragedy”. The protest marked the 160th consecutive week of demonstrations against the Gaza genocide in Aotearoa New Zealand in Auckland and also at
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: Israel is continuing to commit genocide in Gaza long past the so-called ceasefire agreement. That’s according to a new report out this week from the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The report also accuses Israeli forces of committing crimes against humanity in the West Bank,
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific The chair of the Pacific Elders’ Voice (PEV) says the argument that religious affinity justifies the Pacific Islands Forum’s (PIF) partnership with Israel does not stack up. The Forum’s recent decision to make Israel a sectoral partner has drawn widespread criticism by civil society in the region, and is