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The West Papua regional police (Polda) have arrested 36 people in Manokwari and Sorong city following a demonstration commemorating the anniversary of the West...
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Solidarity groups rally in support of Mā’ohi independence leader Temaru
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Tomorrow – November 25 – is D-Day for Tahitian pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru’s trial in New...
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Solidarity groups rally in support of Mā’ohi independence leader Temaru
COMMENT: By Ena Manuireva and Tony Fala in Auckland
Tomorrow – November 25 – is D-Day for Tahitian pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru’s trial in New...
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Indonesian security forces attack Papuan musician, say activists
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A young West Papuan musician, Kris Douw, who has written many powerful protest songs against Indonesia's illegal military occupation in his...
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36 arrested after police break up Free Papua rallies in Manokwari,...
The West Papua regional police (Polda) have arrested 36 people in Manokwari and Sorong city following a demonstration commemorating the anniversary of the West...
40-day ‘fasting for West Papua’ protest ends soon – but still...
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An appeal for a 40-day fast across the region by the Pacific Council of Churches in support of West Papua closes...
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36 arrested after police break up Free Papua rallies in Manokwari,...
The West Papua regional police (Polda) have arrested 36 people in Manokwari and Sorong city following a demonstration commemorating the anniversary of the West...
PNG Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Marape’s election
By RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has dismissed a legal challenge over the election of James Marape as prime minister last year.
The challenge...
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Solidarity groups rally in support of Mā’ohi independence leader Temaru
COMMENT: By Ena Manuireva and Tony Fala in Auckland
Tomorrow – November 25 – is D-Day for Tahitian pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru’s trial in New...
Philippine checkpoint soldiers shoot and kill investigative journalist
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Philippine authorities should independently investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing of journalist Ronnie Villamor and hold those responsible to account, says...
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Fiji tries to salvage Nations Cup rugby tour from covid ruins
By RNZ Pacific
Fiji's rugby team is set to have another round of covid-19 testing today as they seek to salvage what is left of...
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...
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Greens sweep 10 seats in huge NZ win for climate crisis,...
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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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