APR editor criticises NZ media coverage over the war on Gaza
Pacific media commentator and Asia Pacific Report editor David Robie has criticised New Zealand media coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, describing it as “lopsided” in favour of Tel Aviv.
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From Gaza to West Papua, the long struggle for justice and freedom
On my office wall hangs a framed portrait of Shireen Abu Akleh, the inspiring and celebrated American-Palestinian journalist known across the Middle East to watchers of Al Jazeera Arabic, who was assassinated by an Israeli military sniper with impunity.
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Earthwise talks to David Robie on Pacific issues and news media
Earthwise presenters Lois and Martin Griffiths on Plains FM 96.9 community radio talk to Dr David Robie, a New Zealand author, independent journalist and media educator with a passion for the Asia-Pacific region.
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‘Food not bombs’ Gaza protesters picket MFAT offices in Auckland
About 20 pro-Palestinian protesters have picketed New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) office in Auckland, demanding a stronger stance by the government against the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza and for an immediate ceasefire.
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‘Ceasefire now’ protesters march on NZ naval base, demand Luxon upholds Israel genocide court order
About 200 protesters marched through the heart of Auckland’s tourist suburb of Devonport on Monday to the Royal New Zealand Navy base, accusing the government of backing genocide in the Middle East.
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Back South Africa over genocide case, ‘don’t yield to pressure’, Hania tells NZ
A Palestinian advocate has appealed to the New Zealand government to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and to back the South African genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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Fiji human rights activists pay tribute to slain Gaza journalists, but shunned by local media
From Pacific Media Watch at Asia Pacific Report: Fiji human rights activists have paid tribute in a Suva vigil to the more than 100 journalists — most of them Palestinian — killed in Israel’s War on Gaza.
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Journalists need to ‘take a stand’ over the Gaza carnage after latest killings
Reporting Israel’s war on Gaza has become the greatest credibility challenge for journalists and media of our times. The latest assassination of an Al Jazeera photojournalist while documenting atrocities has prompted a leading analyst to appeal to global journalists to “take a stand” to protect the profession.
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PNG’s Marape makes foreign policy gaffes over Israel, West Papua
Prime Minister James Marape has made two foreign policy gaffes in the space of a week that may come back to bite him as Papua New Guinea prepares for its 48th anniversary of independence this Saturday.
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MSG snubs golden chance to reset peace and justice for West Papua
The Melanesian Spearhead Group has thrown away a golden chance for achieving a historical step towards justice and peace in West Papua by lacking the courage to accept the main Papuan self-determination advocacy movement as full members.