Yearly Archives: 2016

By Marlon Ramos in Manila Human rights advocates, beware. You might just be next in “The Punisher’s” crosshairs. President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to kill human...

West Papuans have been standing alone in their struggle for independence since Indonesia started colonisation in 1963, says a statement by a new civil...

OPINION: By Bob Makin in Port Vila The agenda item concerning the motion of no confidence in Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas failed to...

OPINION: By Corazon Miller of The New Zealand Herald Today I've decided to out myself - as the journalist whose marital status was questioned by...

By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila Former Vanuatu Prime Minister and the country's first Roving Ambassador, Barak Sope, has expressed his personal tribute to the...

OBITUARY: By Murray Horton John Miller (1929-2016) died in Christchurch in November, aged 87. John and Leonida (Leony) have been members of the Philippines Solidarity...

By Gwyn McClelland in Melbourne Today, Martin Scorsese’s Silence will have its premiere at the Vatican, where it will be screened to hundreds of Roman...

By Anne Noonan It is now 55 years since the Morning Star flag was flown officially in West Papua for the first time on the...

By Haeril Halim Indonesia has proposed the setting up of a new trade bloc that could counterbalance the dominance of the United States and China. The...

Pacific Media Watch in Auckland Thirty-three of New Zealand's most senior editors have urged the Commerce Commission to rethink its plan to reject the proposed...

By Susan Schulman in Kambele, Papua, reporting for IRIN Martina Wanago was sick. In fact, she was sure she would die. She had contracted HIV,...

Two screenings of the award-winning documentary The Road to Home, which follows the life of West Papuan independence leader and lawyer Benny Wenda and...

By Lowen Sei The Solomon Islands police force is facing one of its biggest tests of legitimacy since the withdrawal of the Australian-led Regional Assistance...

Catholic students in West Papua have appealed to Bishop Leo Laba Ladjar of Jayapura to reopen closed education facilities for local people. The students met...

Exclusive interview by Corazon Miller of The New Zealand Herald The controversial president of the Philippines, known as "The Punisher", says he wished he could...

Barry Coates' speech in the New Zealand Parliament marking the end of the TPPA. OPINION: By Barry Coates There is a myth going around that President-elect...

The chairman of the Human Rights Foundation says New Zealand has standards for granting visas, and he does not think the president of the...

Media is going through a "tremendous transformation as a result of the ever-changing, global media landscape". Video: Euronews By Elena Cavalione of Euronews In a world...

The combined New Ireland chiefs in Papua New Guinea led by chief Demas Kavavu and political leaders including former National Alliance strongman, Pedi Anis,...

The trailer from Paul Janman's documentary about 'Atenisi Institute, Tongan Ark, featuring the late founder Professor Futa Helu and colleagues. Janman is a lecturer...

Media monitors say Myanmar's restrictive media laws raise concerns about press freedom under the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, who is well-known for...

By TJ Aumua in Auckland Pacific members of Parliament were brought together this month to address the way forward for Pacific communities living amongst Auckland's current...