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Repressive Indonesian acts against academic freedom hit Bandung
In the absence of the Indonesian state's assurance for freedom of expression, the nation has continuously witnessed repressive acts against academic freedom within university...
‘Disappointed’ UPNG students to continue class boycott
By Carmella Gware in Port Moresby
The University of Papua New Guinea students will continue their boycott of classes over the next week, a member...
‘We won’t back down,’ warn UPNG students over PM
University of Papua New Guinea students have warned that they will not back down from their campaign to defend the constitution until the prime...
Court dismisses PNG police chief’s bid to block judicial review
An appeal by Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner Gari Baki against a judicial review on the suspension of Thomas Eluh and the termination of...
O’Neill replies to PNG university student petitions but seeks ‘advice’
By Adelaide Sirox Kari in Port Moresby
Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has responded to petitions presented to him by students at the two major universities...
First The Suffragettes – and now Vanuatu’s first reserved women MP...
The trailer for The Suffragettes movie.
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
Vanuatu's Justice Minister Ronald Warsal has announced that earlier this week the Council of...
Veronica Koman: Papua – the pricking of Indonesia’s national conscience
OPINION: By Veronica Koman
When outsiders think of Papua, it may be to puzzle over why protests there seem never-ending. They may assume the main...
Court rejects students’ bid to have police legally removed from UPNG
By Vasinatta Yama and Serah Aupong in Port Moresby
An urgent application by the University of Papua New Guinea's Student Representative Council (SRC) president Kenneth...
Images: Citizen journo’s diary of a student protest in PNG
For three weeks, more than 5000 students at the national University of Papua New Guinea have had a stand-off with the government of Prime...
Business as usual in PNG capital in spite of civil society...
PNG Tonight presenter John Eggins says Papua New Guinea went from a state of high anxiety after civil society groups called for a strike...
UPNG students give ‘patriotic’ ultimatum to PM O’Neill
By Carmella Gware in Port Moresby
Students at the University of Papua New Guinea have given Prime Minister Peter O'Neill 24-hours to respond "favourably" to...
‘You have been warned – no civil disobedience’, say PNG police
Papua New Guinean police have assured residents of Port Moresby that it will be business as usual today, and that officers will be out...
Port Moresby Governor Parkop pledges ‘normalcy’ during strike day
Papua New Guinea's National Capital District governor has pledged it will be business as usual in the strike day today whole transport officials said...
Neelesh Gounder: The legacy of the girmitiya in Fiji
By Dr Neelesh Gounder in Suva
When a ship docked in Mauritius on November 2, 1834, carrying 36 Indian indentured labourers, the British called it...
Uniforce guards upset over ‘surprise’ police takeover at UPNG
Uniforce security guards at the University of Papua New Guinea campus say the administration has overlooked their role by bringing in the police force...
First-year sign language student takes out top NZ award
By Melanie Cooper
A documentary exploring why New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) isn’t a language option in secondary schools, despite being one of New Zealand’s...
Former Chief Ombudsman calls for investigation into PM allegations
Former Chief Ombudsman and Police Commissioner Illa Geno in the EMTV News video.
By Serah Aupong in Port Moresby
Former Chief Ombudsman and Police Commissioner Illa...
Sogavare declares full West Papuan membership in MSG ‘justifiable’
Granting of full membership status to the United Liberation Movement of West Papua in the Melanesian Spearhead Group is justifiable as Indonesia had sought...
Police on UPNG campus for ‘student safety’, says metro chief
By Michael Guba in Port Moresby
National Capital District Metropolitan Superintendent Benjamin Turi says police visibility at the University of Papua New Guinea campus is...
Lupari warns ‘agitators’ against hijacking student protests in PNG
Papua New Guinea's Chief Secretary to government Isaac Lupari has warned people attempting to commit illegal acts as part of attempts to hijack student...
UPNG security guards allege police used ‘heavy handed force’ on campus
Some members of the University of Papua New Guinea’s Uniforce Security unit have alleged that the police entered the campus early today using heavy-handed...
Death penalty has no deterrent effect, say Indonesian activists
The number of drug convicts keeps rising despite the implementation of the death penalty in Indonesia, showing that capital punishment is not that effective...