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John Richard Pilger was born on 9 October 1939 [12] [13] in Bondi, New South Wales, [7] the son of Claude and Elsie Pilger. His older brother, Graham (1932–2017), was a disabled rights activist who later advised the government of Gough Whitlam. [14]
Pilger had pushed for the release of Assange and criticised his friend’s imprisonment. Assange’s wife pays tribute to John Pilger as ‘consistent ally of dispossessed’ Skip to main content
Utopia is a 2013 documentary film written, produced and presented by John Pilger and directed by Pilger and Alan Lowery, that explores the experiences of Aboriginal Australians in modern Australia. [1] [2] The title is derived from the Aboriginal homeland community of Utopia, Northern Territory, one of the poorest and most desolate areas in ...
The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back is a 1985 television documentary made for the British Central Independent Television company by writer/presenter John Pilger and producer/director Alan Lowery. [2] It details the persecution of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders throughout Australia's history. [3]
The Guardian television reviewer John Crace states that, "Pilger has never traded in anything other than black and white," and "Pilger's starting point is that all governments are shysters whose only interest is economic and all journalists are witless dupes," which, "had the feel of slight overkill," but "For all his lack of subtlety, he ...
John Pilger wrote that Green was known as "the coupmaster" for his role in the bloody overthrow of President Sukharno in Indonesia. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] Journalist Hamish McDonald wrote that "Green's postings tended to precede attempts to overthrow the host government".
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia is a 1979 British television documentary film written and presented by the Australian journalist John Pilger, which was produced and directed by David Munro for the ITV network by Associated Television (ATV). [1]
The War on Democracy is a 2007 documentary film directed by Christopher Martin and John Pilger, who also wrote the narration. [1] Focusing on the political situations in nations of Latin America, the film criticizes both the United States' intervention in foreign countries' domestic politics and its "War on Terrorism".