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WorldAustralian journalist and filmmaker John Pilger dead

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Australian journalist and filmmaker John Pilger dead

Australian journalist and filmmaker John Pilger, known for his impactful campaigning, has died at the age of 84, as announced by his family on X.

He passed away in London on Saturday, leaving behind a legacy of critical analysis of Western foreign policy and advocacy for the rights of Indigenous Australians.

Born in Bondi, New South Wales, in 1939, Pilger had been based in the United Kingdom since the 1960s.

His extensive career included work with Reuters and the Daily Mirror, with notable coverage of the Vietnam War, Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, and the tumultuous events in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s.

In recent years, Pilger was a vocal supporter of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. His family described him as an “amazing and loved dad, grandad, and partner.” Pilger’s friends confirmed his death to the BBC.

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