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Investigators find evidence of military role in shooting of Papuan pastor
By Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie in Jakarta
An Indonesian government-sanctioned joint fact-finding team has reported that it found indications that security forces were involved in...
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Investigators find evidence of military role in shooting of Papuan pastor
By Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie in Jakarta
An Indonesian government-sanctioned joint fact-finding team has reported that it found indications that security forces were involved in...
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Investigators find evidence of military role in shooting of Papuan pastor
By Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie in Jakarta
An Indonesian government-sanctioned joint fact-finding team has reported that it found indications that security forces were involved in...
West Papuans will not ‘bow down’ to Indonesia over independence wish
By RNZ Pacific
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says it is adopting a provisional constitution for a democratic state.
The organisation is seeking a...
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Jornal Independente wins annual ‘best media’ award in Timor-Leste
By Jose Sarito Amaral in Balibo
The Jornal Independente newspaper has been awarded Timor-Leste's mediaoutlet of the year prize in the National Press Council’s 2019...
AJF condemns impunity over Balibo Five murders in Timor, other killings
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Today, October 16, marks the 45th anniversary of the Balibo Five – the five Australian-based Australian, British and New Zealand -...
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NZ detains three German yachties in Bay of Islands for defying...
By RNZ News
Three German yachtsmen - two men and a woman - have been detained after arriving in the Bay of Islands, in breach...
Australian officials admit Pacific ‘grand compact’ idea probe – NZ deal...
By Kaniva News
Senior officials from Australia’s Foreign Affairs Department have admitted they are investigating the concept of a “grand compact” with some small Pacific...
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Greens sweep 10 seats in huge NZ win for climate crisis,...
By RNZ News
The Green Party say voters have given a strong signal they are valued in the New Zealand government, and they have ambitions...
1.2m Indonesian workers laid off as coronavirus crushes economy
By Made Anthony Iswara in Jakarta
The Covid-19 pandemic, which is spreading like wildfire in Indonesia, has taken not just lives but also the...
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The genocide next door – West Papuan band spreading message of freedom
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Tagata Pasifika: Youth lead indigenous storytelling at Moana Loloto
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Outrage, opposition to Cook Islands Rocketman ban
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A prominent Cook Islands lawyer intends to take a court challenge against the censor’s impending ban of the film Rocketman, reports the...
Cook Islands to follow Samoa and ban Rocketman
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The movie Rocketman is likely to be banned in the Cook Islands, despite having already been in the cinema for a...
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Common enemy overcomes fragile Pacific regional unity – climate change
By Sri Krishnamurthi, reporting for the Pacific Media Centre
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