Free Palestine rally in Auckland rejects Israeli ‘genocide’ and ‘ethnic cleansing’
More than 2000 people took part in Auckland on Saturday in a demonstration for justice for Palestine and against “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing”.
Author: Dr. David Robie
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Branding armed Papuan resistance as ‘terrorists’ angers rights groups, sparks media warning
Branding armed Papuan resistance groups as “terrorists” has sparked strong condemnation from human rights groups across Indonesia and in West Papua, some describing the move as desperation and the “worst ever” action by President Joko Widodo’s administration.
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Gagged West Papuan envoy blocked again from raising self-determination issue at UN
A West Papuan envoy who was gagged while addressing the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues two years ago has been blocked again while trying to speak out.
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Dear editor, we have you in our sights for reporting ‘the truth’ on Papua
Asia Pacific Report, the Auckland-based independent news and analysis website, has been increasingly targeted by Indonesian trolls over the past three months, involving a spate of “letters to the editor” and social media attacks.
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West Papuans reject Jakarta plan for extension of special autonomy
The indigenous people of West Papua have rejected the extension of special autonomy and the planned expansion of new provinces announced by the central government of Indonesia. A special report by a Papuan contributor.
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USP staff, students condemn Fiji ‘Gestapo’ tactics, demand Ahluwalia’s return
The University of the South Pacific community has protested over the draconian deportation today of USP’s reformist vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia and his wife and called on the government to issue a formal apology to the academic, a Canadian, for the violation of human rights.
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Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges ahead
Presentations at the AUT Pacific Media Centre-organised event on Tuesday included cross-cultural documentaries, an industry panel on “transition”, Pasifika “brown table” initiatives, a forthcoming Asia-Pacific conference, and an Internews project on climate and coronavirus reportage.
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Victory in defeat for Kanak independence movement in latest referendum
Luc Tutugoro, a New Zealand-based Kanak: “We are creeping towards Kanak sovereignty. Work on the abstentions will be the key focus for the future – as well as a true and authentic dialogue, no matter what the result of the third and last [independence] referendum will be.”
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Facebook censorship on West Papua – then deafening silence
The censored item was purportedly because of “nudity” in a photograph published by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) of a protest in the West Papuan capital Jayapura in August last year during the Papuan Uprising against Indonesian racism and oppression that began in Surabaya, Java.
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75 plus 35 years – the Hiroshima and Rainbow Warrior nuclear rewinds
While the globe struggles to cope with the deadly onslaught of the covid-19 pandemic, communicators, historians, journalists and activists have been deploying innovative ways of marking three nuclear-related anniversaries in barely a month.