Policing Bill Sparks Fears Over Protest Crackdown
The Government’s new policing laws are triggering fears of expanded surveillance powers and the criminalisation of political protest.

The Government’s new policing laws are triggering fears of expanded surveillance powers and the criminalisation of political protest.

Ian Powell says escalating US sanctions against Cuba are driving a humanitarian crisis marked by rising infant mortality, blackouts and deepening poverty.

The Global Sumud Flotilla says global pressure helped force movement on Saif and Thiago’s release, but warns detention is not freedom.

Testimony, leaked footage and human rights investigations are piling up around allegations of horrific abuse inside Israel’s Sde Teiman detention centre.

The Global Sumud Flotilla says governments can no longer hide behind statements while activists are detained, abused and abducted in international waters.

A New Zealander came home from the Gaza flotilla with a story Wellington would rather not hear: guns, beatings, threats — and silence from our leaders.

A taxpayer-funded antisemitism report has ignited a bitter argument over free speech, Zionism and whether criticism of Israel is being deliberately conflated with racism.

The Government’s pay equity rollback is no longer just a domestic political fight, it’s now the subject of an international human rights complaint.

New Zealanders trying to deliver aid to Gaza were allegedly beaten and detained by Israeli forces. And PSNA says the Government can no longer stay silent.

A Government-funded antisemitism report is now at the centre of a fierce political and ideological fight over Israel, Zionism and free speech in New Zealand.