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Duterte blamed for spate of killings – 10 Filipino activists dead...
By Dee Ayroso in Manila
Church groups and human rights advocates are holding the Duterte administration accountable for the spate of attacks which killed 10...
Jakarta rally calls for Freeport closure, West Papua self-determination
By Dhio Faiz in Jakarta
A demonstration held in Jakarta by hundreds of students and youth from the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) and the Indonesian...
Indonesia must step up focus on human rights, says Amnesty
By Sheany in Jakarta
With its official launch in the country set for today, Amnesty International Indonesia has emphasised the need for the government to...
PNG’s opposition blasts O’Neill over ‘fake budget, fake revenues’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's opposition has declared it will fight a good fight to expose and oppose what it describes the 2018...
Philippine clergy appeal for justice over assassination of retired priest
By InterAksyon with Cris Sansano in Manila
Nueva Ecija priests led by Bishop Robero Mallari are appealing to the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to...
Images: PMC journalists, academics, students and mentors celebrate 10 years
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Participants at the Pacific Media Centre's 10th anniversary celebration last Thursday held a silent vigil calling for justice for the victims...
Papuan Morning Star flag raised in Auckland as Green MP says...
The Morning Star flag-raising at Auckland's Aotea Square yesterday. Video: Café Pacific
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The West Papuan Morning Star flag of independence - banned...
Livestreaming: Journalism under duress in Asia-Pacific
The Pacific Media Centre at Auckland University of Technology is highlighting the threats to media freedom in the Asia-Pacific region in an event...
No Philippine law tackles ‘Paradise Papers’ 200 offshore accounts
ANALYSIS: By Malou Mangahas and Karol Ilagan in Manila
What do some bankers and fund managers, a few senior government officials, a dozen top taxpayers,...
42 years after Timor-Leste’s declared independence, a democracy plea
OPINION: Open letter by Charles Scheiner, Pamela Sexton and John M. Miller of ETAN
The people of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste will today celebrate...
Kiribati – a Pacific ‘drowning paradise’ fighting for its existence
DW Documentary reports on Kiribati's struggle for survival with climate change. Video: DW
DOCUMENTARY: By Markus Henssler
Climate change and rising sea levels mean the island...
Sika honours proud Tongan heritage – England sneak into World League...
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News
The president of the Mate Ma’a Tonga Rugby League Association has turned to Tongan tradition in announcing the...
Police brutally attack Papuan journalist in Timika, says human rights group
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has condemned a brutal attack against journalist Saldi Hermanto in Timika, Papua, and called for...
IFJ blasts ‘press freedom attack’ on Iranian-Kurdish journalist in PNG
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) in condemning the reported arrest of...
HRW condemns failure to end abusive ‘virginity tests’ in Indonesia
Human Rights Watch
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo should order Indonesia’s police chief and armed forces commander to immediately ban so-called “virginity tests” of female...
‘Embalming’ hampers autopsy finding in death of PNG journalist
By Staycey Yalo in Port Moresby
The final autopsy report on Post-Courier journalist Rosalyn Albaniel Evara, handed to the Papua New Guinean Coroner’s Court last...
PMC to put spotlight on Asia-Pacific ‘journalism under duress’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Pacific Media Centre at Auckland University of Technology is highlighting the threats to media freedom in the Asia-Pacific region in...
NZ urgently needs to take more Rohingya refugees
OPINION: By Sharon Harvey and Sorowar Chowdhury
The plight of the Rohingya people has hit the international headlines again. Following the August clashes in Rakhine...
Chris Trotter: Catastrophic loss of trust over Canberra’s Manus provocation
OPINION: By Chris Trotter
You have to go a long way to find anything remotely resembling Australia’s current treatment of New Zealand.
For a supposedly friendly...
Indonesian president recognises land rights of nine more indigenous groups
ANALYSIS: By Basten Gokkon in Jakarta
The Indonesian government has relinquished control over nine tracts of forest to the indigenous communities that have lived there...
Strong leadership needed to drive COP Pacific climate goals, says Greenpeace
"Together, we must take action to protect our world" - Shalvi Shakshi's inspirational climate story. Video: UNICEF
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Greenpeace has called for climate...
Renewed Papuan independence call amid alleged ‘hostage’ standoff
By Lalu Rahadian in Jakarta
Conflicts in Papua province will not be resolved until the Indonesian government provides the Papuan people with an opportunity to...