Whether scrolling through a news website or a social media feed, you’re likely to encounter a variety of little windows into far-right and fascist activity, and of individual and collective efforts to...

This was sparked by a thoughtful comment from a reader which I’ll respond to with thanks. If there’s anyone who deserves to be pissed off, it’s Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa of Otago University. Despite that,...

ALT: Surprised Pikachu Meme

Escalating conflict in West Papua sparks a warning that young Papuans are being "wiped out" by the Indonesian military forces.

The changes proposed erode Aotearoa’s longstanding commitment to fundamental human rights and humanitarian principles. It is clear that the effect of the changes proposed will have a significant, nega...

Published 15 years ago, this review of Boyd Rice's peurile book is interesting despite the fact that the people who supported him have since gone overground as part of MAGA, and things have moved on.

The NZ Government has received an invitation from the US to participate in a multilateral force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The US State Department invited partner countries to join a new coali…

The shipping route has been largely blocked by Iran since February, causing the price of oil to soar.

Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.

On the 24th of April 1915, the Ottoman Empire began systematic massacres and mass deportations of indigenous Armenians, killing between 1 and 1.5 million and displacing 100,000's more - over 90% of th...

Content Warning: This article contains mentions of torture and sexual violence

The Iranian community has been following the news coming out of Iran with anxiety, dread and fear for our families and loved ones. Iranians have suffered immensely in recent years, whether as a result...

The recent uprising in Iran has seen both vicious domestic repression, and anti-regime demonstrations among the diaspora abroad. Tiba Bonyad and Marian Farhang argue that these diasporic protests have...

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