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Black Witness fights for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Resistance. Presence. Justice. Power.

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They won't count, but we will: Tracking Indigenous disappearance in Australia

A new international partnership between The Disappeared Project, Locate International and Forensic Human Identification Co. will build the first database and DNA programme on Indigenous disappearance.

One Nation is not new or unprecedented. It is a product of Queensland's specific brand of anti-Indigenous racism

Even weeds need specific conditions to grow, and it just so happens that One Nation thrives particularly well in the blood-soaked soil of Queensland.

'Someone knows something': Monique Clubb's family call on QPS to issue $1 million reward for any information about her disappearance

It been 13 years since Butchulla and Woppaburra woman Monique Clubb was disappeared, last seen in a park next to Beenleigh marketplace. But her family have never tired in searching for her.

"This is the most violent experience I've ever been through": Sam Woripa Watson safe after over 80 hours in Israeli detention

A First Nations organiser who was kidnapped by Israel while trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, has spoken of the abuse he suffered, which left him with a fractured rib and other injuries.

"We have a Blackfulla from Magan-djin and we don’t know where he is": Fears felt for Brisbane Blacks activist Sam Woripa Watson, who has been kidnapped by Israel

Eleven Australians have been illegally abducted by Israel in international waters. Call DFAT and Penny Wong's office today to demand they act.

The disappearance of our children should always stop the nation

RIP to Kumanjayi Little Baby

It all happened so fast, but justice moves so slow: The death in custody of Stevie Lee Nixon-McKellar

In 2021, a neighbour called the cops on a young Aboriginal man sitting in a car. Within an hour, he was pronounced dead. Now, his family continue their fight for justice.

The bodycam footage of Stevie Lee's death is horrific. The Qld Coroner refuses to release it.

In 2021, a neighbour called the cops on a young Aboriginal man sitting in a car. Within an hour, he was pronounced dead. Now, his family continue their fight for justice.

His spirit went home: The death in custody of Stevie Lee Nixon-McKellar

In 2021, a neighbour called the cops on a young Aboriginal man sitting in a car. Within an hour, he was pronounced dead. And now, the Qld Coroner refuses to release the police body cam footage.

In 2020, Toowoomba police officers bent the knee in support of #BLM. Within a year and a half, they killed two Aboriginal men in separate incidents.

The families of Ashley Washington and Stevie Lee Nixon-McKellar are still fighting for justice.

A Short Note to Readers

On Re-Launching as 'Black Witness', a newsletter devoted to independent Indigenous journalism.

‘Complicity’ is an insufficient word: the violence of western media

The story of Palestinian author Mona Zahed and the violence of western media.

No free trips, but Black Palestinian solidarity is stronger than ever

Nova Peris’ with Israel’s President Isaac HerzogThanks for reading Black Justice Journalism !

Statement by Prof Chelsea Watego regarding Bandarran Marra’Gu Gathering Strength Summit.

Gudamulli,

An Aboriginal man has been killed by police in Alice Springs

Happy Reconciliation Week.

Reflecting on the Voice... one year on

October 2023 marked the beginning of the Gaza Genocide, and the failed 'Voice' Referendum.

Disappeared again

The first public inquiry into the crisis of 'missing' and murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Australia was handed down on Thursday. After two years, it only delivered ten recommendations.

The myth of a 'tolerant, open society'. Australia is none of these things. Palestine has shown us that.

As Israel wages a genocidal assault on Rafah, Australian politicians and media are still spreading lies to obscure their direct complicity. We can't let them get away with it.

We still grieve for her to return home”: Man charged with murder of Kokoberra woman Ms Bernard

A non-Indigenous man – the last man to see Ms Bernard alive – has been charged with her murder.

Abolition.Feminism.Now and Free Palestine: Fighting for the rights of all oppressed peoples

Professor Angela Davis speaks at the Blackfella-Palestinian solidarity symposium in Magan-djin.