John Pilger, campaigning journalist, dies aged 84

The Australian journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger has died aged 84, his family have announced.

A statement posted to his account on X said: “It is with great sadness the family of John Pilger announce he died yesterday 30 December 2023 in London aged 84.

“His journalism and documentaries were celebrated around the world, but to his family he was simply the most amazing and loved Dad, Grandad and partner. Rest In Peace.”

Throughout his career, Pilger was a strong critic of western foreign policy and was a vocal critic of his native country’s treatment of Indigenous Australians.

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