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Papuan students report Malang police chief over racist ‘shoot to kill’...
By Igman Ibrahim in Jakarta
Malang city district police chief (Kapolres) Senior Commissioner Leonardus Simarmata has been reported to the Indonesian police's professionalism and security...
Green Climate Fund whistleblowers urge US to take its money elsewhere
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The Green Climate Fund is a beacon of rich-poor cooperation on tackling the climate crisis, reports Climate Change News.
A newly reengaged...
‘Bittersweet day for my family’, says Dulciana at Somare funeral
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
The youngest daughter of the Somare family Dulciana Somare-Brash told mourners the state funeral for Papua New Guinea's Grand...
NGOs, MPs warn ‘draconian’ draft bill will turn Fiji into police...
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist
A proposed draft Police Bill in Fiji has come under intense scrutiny from civil society groups and opposition parties.
The...
Somare family says thank you to PNG for the love at...
The Loop PNG livestreaming of the Sir Michael Somare funeral in Port Moresby today.
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Somare family has thanked the people of...
NZ covid: Calls to dump ‘dangerous’ fringe anti-vaccine magazine
By Katie Doyle of RNZ News
A new anti-vaccine publication with links to the Advance New Zealand fringe political party should be ripped up and...
Government pleads with Fijians to register to vaccinate against covid
By RNZ Pacific
Fijians have been urged to register as the government's covid-19 vaccination campaign got underway this week.
The vaccine rollout started on Wednesday following...
NZ Super Fund dumps Israeli banks for funding settlements in Palestine
By Roger Fowler in Auckland
The multi-billion-dollar NZ Super Fund - New Zealand's state pension fund - has finally divested from five of Israel’s biggest...
Gallery: Somare tribute marches from Hela, Western Highlands and Jiwaka people...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Sir Michael Somare. Founding father and three times prime minister of Papua New Guinea. Born Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, April 9,...
After a year of pain, here’s how the covid-19 pandemic could...
ANALYSIS: By Michael Toole, Burnet Institute
One year ago today, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared covid-19 a pandemic, the first caused by a coronavirus.
As...
PNG health official fears covid spike for Somare state funeral
Asia Pacific Report news desk
East Sepik, preparing for the state funeral of Papua New Guinea's Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare, could expect a surge...
Son of former migrant refugee voted in as Palmerston North city...
By Laurens Ikinia
A son of former migrant refugees who came to New Zealand from DR Congo, Africa, has fulfilled a childhood dream by being...
Teen killed as Indonesian police tell Papuans: ‘You’re legitimate target! Shoot!’
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A 17-year-old youth has become the latest victim of Indonesia’s six-decades-long colonisation of West Papua, alleges the United Liberation Movement of...
Royal family can’t keep ignoring its colonialist past and racist present
ANALYSIS: By Benjamin T. Jones, CQUniversity Australia
The most explosive element of the Sussexes’ highly anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey was the claim that someone...
Indonesian police break up rally after Papuan protesters wreck police truck
By Muhammad Aminudin in Malang, East Java
A Papuan demonstration held near the Gajayana stadium in Malang city, East Java, ended in chaos with protesters...
How Fiji could help resolve the Pal Ahluwalia and USP crisis
ANALYSIS: By Tony Fala
The arrest, detention, and deportation of University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor Pal Ahluwalia and his wife are significant issues for...
PNG warned 680,000 covid vaccine doses needed to ‘save health system’
By Lulu Mark and Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
A medical academic has warned the Papua New Guinea government to immediately bring in more than...
Wallis goes into lockdown after finding 12 more covid-19 cases
By RNZ Pacific
Wallis and Futuna has been rushed into a two-week lockdown from this morning after yesterday's tests revealed another 12 covid-19 positive cases...
For this Filipina journalist, every day is a battle with fear...
Women journalists, feminists, activists, and human rights defenders around the world are facing virtual harassment. In this series, global civil society alliance CIVICUS highlights...
No change at the top for university leaders as men outnumber...
ANALYSIS: By Marcia Devlin, Victoria University
Australian university leaders are nearly three times more likely to be a man than a woman.
Of 37 public university...
Murray Horton: Reflections on Owen Wilkes, iconic peace researcher, adventurer and...
COMMENTARY: By Murray Horton in Christchurch
Owen Wilkes, an internationally renowned peace researcher and Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA) founder, died in 2005,...
Diplomat says NZ didn’t draft draconian Fiji police bill
By Michael Field of The Pacific Newsroom
New Zealand’s High Commissioner in Fiji, Jonathan Curr, has taken to social media to counter claims that Wellington...