Self Determination

Kanak leader Christian Tein’s jailing in France overturned in new legal twist
NZ’s third-largest city sanctions Israel over illegal Palestine settlements
New Caledonia crisis: Pacific leaders’ mission must ‘look beyond surface’
West Papua – the war on our doorstep under The Pacific spotlight
Bring France into decolonisation talks, French Polynesian president tells UN
Published by the Star – the genocide advert that Stuff didn’t want you to see
Discrimination faced by indigenous Papuans ‘isn’t something new’, says disturbing new rights report
French police shoot dead two Kanaks in New Caledonian ‘assassinations’
West Papuan fighters who kidnapped Kiwi pilot propose terms of release
Media watchdog condemns Israel’s ‘harassment’ move to strip Al Jazeera journalists of press passes
France boosts Pacific security forces as symbolic ‘September 24’ date looms
New poll shows NZ support for recognising Palestinian statehood, sanctioning Israel
Papuan aspirations at stake in divided Melanesian Spearhead Group politics
Papua New Guinea celebrates 49 years of independence from Australia
Pope Francis – a message of peace and real change in Pacific political struggles
West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’
Open letters on Gaza that The Press shunned – the Handala protest
BAP Condemns U.S. Plans for Yet Another UN Military Occupation of Haiti
Rightwing astroturfers infiltrate Australian local councils, fire up unrest over Israel
New Caledonia crisis: Another church burns, spate of attacks continues
Netanyahu and the Israeli protesters are on the same genocidal page
Open letter to TVNZ – stop the bias, report fairly on the Israeli war on Palestine
Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice
Fiji’s Rabuka ‘will apologise’ to Melanesian leaders over failure to visit West Papua
Media watchdog says Al Jazeera paying ‘devastating price’ in warning on Gaza reporter
Greenlight given to Guam, American Samoa for PIF associate membership
Brown, Rabuka and Manele to lead Pacific mission to New Caledonia
NZ rallies protest over Israeli killings of children as world condemns latest school ‘bloody massacre’
Macron gives Pacific mission to Kanaky New Caledonia green light, says diplomat
Indonesian human rights groups seek independent probe of NZ pilot’s death in Papua
Jonathan Cook: Nothing’s changed since 1948 – except now Israel’s excuses don’t work
France ‘decides who enters’ New Caledonia: French diplomat on Pacific leaders request
‘It sucks’: Guam’s complex indigenous Chamorro people relationship with US
OPM blames Indonesia over tragic death of NZ helicopter pilot
The Fiji Times: Democracy – ‘by the skin of its teeth’
Ilan Pappe: To end Gaza genocide, uproot the source of all violence – Zionism
New head of UN deep-sea mining regulator vows to restore neutrality
Israel accused of being a ‘rogue state’ trying to destabilise Middle East
Turkey-based Freedom Flotilla aid ships put ‘on hold’ but Handala still heads for Gaza
Lawsuit promises justice for Rio Tinto’s mining disaster in Bougainville – but some say it’s a cash grab
Nations join ranks to delay deep-sea mining approval by UN regulator
Why Israel assassinated Haniyeh – desperation over Gaza failure
Kanak great chief resigns from New Caledonia’s customary Senate
New Caledonia’s mothballed nickel plant starts mass sackings process
Labour’s Parker critical of weak NZ response to ICJ ruling against Israel over Gaza
‘We can’t solve the climate crisis without gender equality’, says Heine
Polarised media undermines democracy, professor warns at Pacific media conference
French President Macron yet to sign-off on Pacific leaders bid to visit Kanaky New Caledonia
Thousands of Bougainville residents support lawsuit against mining giant
Fiji, PNG fail to secure UN human rights mission to Indonesia’s Papuan provinces
New Zealand urged to take bolder stand over New Caledonia’s third referendum
Helen Hill: for social justice and Timor-Leste’s independence
Former FANG president Vijay Naidu talks Pacific anti-nuclear activism
Democracy Now!, Diana Buttu analyse ICJ ruling over illegal and ‘rapid end’ to Israel occupation of Palestine
From Kanaky to Palestine, how Paris is weaponising deportations from Pacific
Tahiti’s ‘old lion’ Gaston Flosse, 93, steps down after 52 years in politics
Latest Puncak Jaya massacre reveals West Papua ‘is a time bomb’, claims Benny Wenda
PIF hopes to send delegation to New Caledonia, says Forum chair
PSNA demands immediate NZ action over Palestine court ruling
NZ’s Winston Peters calls for ‘more diplomacy, engagement, compromise’ in New Caledonia
PANG talks to journalist David Robie on Pacific decolonisation issues
Kanaky New Caledonia crisis: Kanak lawyer warns ‘separatism’ will worsen inequalities
Pacific journalists’ resilience shines through at historic conference
When media freedom as the ‘oxygen of democracy’ and hypocrisy share the same Pacific arena
Fiji, anchor of Indonesian diplomacy in the Pacific – a view from Jakarta
New riot vehicle shipment arrives for police, firemen in New Caledonia
A surprising litmus test for Kanaky New Caledonia’s independence parties
‘We’ve paid high price for being unable to protect freedom,’ says Fiji’s Prasad
Death toll in Kanaky New Caledonia unrest reaches 10
Pacific Journalism Review turns 30 – and challenges media over Gaza
David Robie talks media challenges, education and decolonisation on Radio 531pi’s Pacific Mornings
New Caledonia votes first under tight security in French snap election
Hawai’i’s Rimpac war games begin, but academic condemns them as harmful ‘how to invade’ actions
French envoy hits back at Vanuatu’s Kanak solidarity march petition
Benny Wenda’s plea to back new West Papuan ‘liberation front’ for freedom
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Shock over pro-independence leader charges, transfer to France
Aotearoa Caravan for Free Palestine reaches Auckland, joins downtown rally
‘Stop the violence, killing against Kanaks’ plea by Vanuatu MPs
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: ‘Everything is negotiable, except independence’
‘We cannot have peace without independence,’ says Kanak govt official
No breakthrough in hostage Kiwi pilot talks held by West Papuan rebels
French police raid pro-independence Kanak party HQ, arrest eight in crackdown
Queen Mary Uni to host tribunal on ‘environmental violence, profiteering’ in West Papua
Hamas stands firm for permanent ceasefire in Gaza, full Israeli withdrawal
FestPAC 2024: Delegates wrap up with standing ovation for Kanaky, Vanuatu and West Papua
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: FLNKS congress postponed due to splits
French Pacific prepares for snap elections with mixed expectations
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Fiji, PNG call for UN decolonisation mission
Nick Rockel: RIMPAC 2024 training – NZ’s sabre dance with Israel ͏
Canadian Parliament supports Tibet’s self-determination
Pacific churches call at UN for France to drop ‘limbo law’ to restore peace in Kanaky
FestPAC 2024: ‘One body, one people, one ocean, one Pacific’
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: What happens to limbo law change with French snap election?
History ‘replaying itself’ in Kanaky but growing Pacific solidarity, says Tau
Defend ‘Pacific voice’ over geopolitics, climate crisis – keep pressure on decolonisation, Robie tells Wansolwara
Macron’s ‘dialogue mission’ takes a break from unrest-ridden New Caledonia
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: ‘People of Palestine and Kanaks are in the frontline’
Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: ‘Nobody talks about what’s happening here anymore’
NZ to make UNRWA payment after Gaza controversy, says Peters
Force not the answer in Kanaky New Caledonia, says PANG