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Indonesia ‘recognises communal rights’ of 9 indigenous groups in Papua
By Yeremia Sukoyo in Jakarta
Indonesia's Minister of Land and Spatial Planning Ferry Mursyidan Baldan has declared the government's recognition of communal rights of nine...
PNG’s student unrest hitting finances, reputation, says education chief
By Serah Aupong in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's long standing university student unrest is costing the country's higher education sector financially, and is also...
Unitech student dies after PNG attack, campus buildings set ablaze
A group of men armed with bush knives attacked a student last night in the male dormitories at Papua New Guinea's University of Technology...
Fiji assignment enlightens aspiring climate change journalists
By Denise Yeo
A two-week journalism stint in Fiji, dubbed “Bearing Witness”, has lent new perspectives on the effects of climate change on AUT journalism...
Kayak climate protest for Pacific targets PM Turnbull at home
Members of Sydney’s Pacific Islander community and supporters are kayaking down Sydney Harbour to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s harbourside residence today to protest against...
Students blame UPNG building blaze on clash ‘spillover’
When EMTV News arrived at the UPNG main campus yesterday, students were armed with bush knives, stones, sticks and metal bars as they chased...
Solomon Islands, Vanuatu condemn Papuan rights violations at UN hearing
The Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have condemned the "unresolved" human rights violations in West Papua by Indonesian security forces, saying they have continued in...
Images: Students accused of setting cars on fire at UPNG security...
Black smoke was billowing from the University of Papua New Guinea Uniforce security base at Waigani today after cars were set ablaze.
A UPNG staff...
Papuan citizenship promised soon for West Papuan refugees
By Charles Yapumi in Vanimo
West Papuans who have been living in Papua New Guinea for many decades will be granted citizenship soon.
The PNG Immigration...
PNG police in firearms refresher training to ward off public allegations
Senior police officers have been given a week's refresher training in the use of firearms following an uproar over the force opening fire on...
Court orders students to serve papers on UPNG in ‘ambush’ lawsuit
By Sally Pokiton in Port Moresby
An urgent application filed by the Students Representative Council president Kenneth Rapa against the University of Papua New Guinea...
Sri Lankan boat crisis reminds Indonesia of Rohingya arrivals
"Shoot me!" The voices of Sri Lankan refugees - a heartbreaking video. Indonesian authorities refuse to allow the 44 Sri Lankans leave a boat...
Asian human rights watchdog dismayed at lack of progress in Papua
After monitoring 20 months of the human rights situation in Papua and West Papua provinces under Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s administration, the Asian Human...
Vlad Sokhin: ‘Warm Waters’ – threat of climate change to low-lying...
By Vanuatu Daily Digest
"Warm Waters’" a photoessay on climate change by Russian photojournalist Vlad Sokhin, is the best piece of reporting on climate change in...
West Papua membership bid on MSG agenda in Honiara next month
By Shiyal Devi in Lautoka, Fiji
The Melanesian Spearhead Group is expected to deliberate on West Papua's bid to become a full member of the...
La’o Hamutuk: Is the Tibar container port what Timor-Leste really needs?
ANALYSIS: By La'o Hamutuk in Dili
Timor-Leste signed a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement this month with the French company Bolloré to build and operate a...
Vanuatu sends team to check students after PNG campus violence
By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila
A Vanuatu government team left for Port Moresby today to conduct an on-the-ground assessment of the crisis at...
Engan students call for PNG inquiry into Goroka campus clash
By Philip Kepson in Wabag
The Engan students at the University of Goroka have called on the Papua New Guinea government to investigate what was...
Jayapura police arrest 1004 Papuan activists, says KNPB
By Benny Mawel in Jayapura
The West Papua National Committee claimed that more than 1000 of its members have were detained by Indonesian police during...
Parent likens PNG police student shootings to Bougainville crisis
By Anthony Kaybing in Buka, Bougainville
The shooting of university students by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary in Port Moresby last week has been...
Activists condemn new crackdown on Papuans – 100 arrested in 4...
The Australian West Papua Association has condemned the arrest of 65 KNPB (National Committee of West Papua) and student activists in Sentani and 4...
AUT vice-chancellor gives ‘profoundly shocking’ message in wake of Orlando massacre
Vice-chancellor Derek McCormack of Auckland University of Technology has described the weekend massacre in Orlando, Florida, as "profoundly shocking" and he has extended the...
