Asia Pacific Media Network Pacific Media, a new regional research journal, made its debut this week with a collection of papers on issues challenging the future, such as independent journalism amid “intensifying geostrategic competition”. The papers have been largely drawn from an inaugural Pacific International Media conference hosted by The University of the South Pacific […] The post New Pacific Media journal launched with a focus on region’s challenges and geostrategic rivalries a...| Café Pacific | David Robie
UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese’s talks to journalist Chris Hedges about her new report that examines how 60+ countries are complicit in Israel’s war crimes and crimes against humanity demonstrated to the world in a “livestreamed atrocity”. INTERVIEW: The Chris Hedges Report After two years of genocide, it is no longer possible to […] The post The 60+ UN member states complicit with the Gaza genocide – why their role will haunt them appeared first on Café Pa...| Café Pacific | David Robie
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Secretary of War™ Pete Hegseth said during a speech on Friday that the US is at “a 1939 moment” of “mounting urgency” in which “enemies gather, threats grow,” adding, “We are not building for peacetime. We are pivoting the Pentagon and our industrial base to a wartime footing.” Everything’s getting darker […] The post Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire keeps getting creepier appeared first on Café Pacific | David Robie.| Café Pacific | David Robie
Asia Pacific Report: A Pacific people’s mission to Kanaky New Caledonia was repeatedly confronted with a “profound sense of distrust” in the French state’s role in the decolonisation process, a new report released this week has revealed.| Café Pacific | David Robie
By David Robie in Vinzons, Philippines More than five years ago I wrote an article for the Pacific Media Centre addressing community radio broadcasting in the Philippines, with a special focus on the rice-producing township of Vinzons in Bicol. At the time — January 2020 — I visited Radyo Katabang 107.7FM, which booms out over […] The post Filipino radio storytelling and community empowerment – a Vinzons update appeared first on Café Pacific | David Robie.| Café Pacific | David Robie
Returning to Aotearoa after half a year in the occupied West Bank, Cole Martin says a peace deal that fails to address the root causes — and ignores the brutal reality of life for Palestinians — is no peace deal at all. COMMENTARY: By Cole Martin A ceasefire in Gaza last week brought scenes reminiscent […] The post Cole Martin: The Gaza ceasefire isn’t the end – what six months in Palestine showed me appeared first on Café Pacific | David Robie.| Café Pacific | David Robie
This lecture “Requiem for Gaza” was delivered to a sold out audience at the University of South Australia in Adelaide after journalist Chris Hedges’ appearance was cancelled by the Australian National Press Club. EDWARD SAID MEMORIAL LECTURE: By Chris Hedges The Gaza, the one that existed on the morning of October 7, 2023, is gone, […] The post Chris Hedges: Remove curse of Gaza genocide before it becomes the norm appeared first on Café Pacific | David Robie.| Café Pacific | David Robie
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Israel and the West pretend they want a real peace in Israel-Palestine yet the Israelis have beaten unconscious the man most likely to help realise a sustainable end to the conflict: Marwan Barghouti. The ethnocentrism of Western culture is such that 20 Israeli hostages received vastly more coverage than thousands of […] The post Eugene Doyle: Palestinian ‘Mandela’ beaten unconscious – Western leaders yawned and looked away appeared first on Café Pacific |...| Café Pacific | David Robie
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone In today’s news, Israel’s stupid genocidal rapists ran over an unexploded ordnance from their own evil carpet bombing campaign, blamed Hamas for the explosion, started bombing Gaza again, killed scores of civilians, said they were once again cutting off aid to the enclave, and then quietly backed down on urging from […] The post Caitlin Johnstone: Israel flipped out and killed 45 Palestinians after running over their own bomb appeared first on Café Paci...| Café Pacific | David Robie
By Koroi Hawkins The Solomon Islands government is looking into establishing a defence force which would make it the fourth Pacific nation to have a military. Some parliamentarians support the idea, while others are pointing to the country’s history of violent unrest. National Security Minister Jimson Tanagada said the government was in the early stages […] The post ‘Not an attempt to militarise our nation’ – Solomon Islands considers own military appeared first on Café Pacific | D...| Café Pacific | David Robie
By Caitlin Johnstone: Last year I banged out an angry rant about the way Israel supporters would yell “release the hostages!” at anyone who talked about the latest massacre of Palestinian civilians, saying Hamas was to blame for the killing because of their refusal to release the Israeli captives, and that it would all stop once the hostages are free.| Café Pacific | David Robie
By Jonathan Cook: Anniversaries are often a cause for celebration. But who could have imagined back in October 2023 that we would now be marking the two-year anniversary of a genocide, documented in the minutest detail on our phones every day for 24 months?| Café Pacific | David Robie
PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldiers entry| Café Pacific | David Robie
By David Robie: Last Saturday, 16 August 2025, I spoke at this Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) rally in the wake of the shocking targeted assassination of six journalists -- four of them working for the Al Jazeera network -- and another person in Gaza City.| Café Pacific | David Robie
Democracy Now!: Global condemnation is mounting over Israel’s assassination of one of the most prominent journalists in Gaza, the Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, along with four of his colleagues at the network and another freelance journalist.| Café Pacific | David Robie
