Three students reported killed in West Papua as ‘confronting’ video emerges
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Police-backed armed militias have killed three West Papuan students in Abepura district, Jayapura, reports The Guardian.
The students were reportedly killed in their...
USP to enforce report on mismanagement and abuse of office
By RNZ Pacific
The University of the South Pacific has said it will implement the recommendations of the independent investigator looking into allegations of mismanagement...
Papuans raise Morning Star flag in Jakarta, burn Jayapura buildings
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Papuan demands for a referendum on self-determination have erupted more strongly amid fears of civilian casualties in the Melanesian provinces of...
New Zealand activists urge PM Ardern to act now on West...
By Michael Andrew
As Timor-Leste celebrates 20 years since the landmark vote that determined its independence from Indonesian rule, activists are urging the New Zealand...
Timor-Leste turns 20: Colonial past feeds problems of neocolonial present
ANALYSIS: By Ivo Mateus Goncalves in Canberra
Today, the people of Timor-Leste will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the popular consultation, through which the nation...
Witnesses report security forces kill 6 Papuan protesters – police deny...
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Six Papuan civilians have been killed and at least three others wounded after Indonesian security forces opened fire at a rally...
CPJ protests over China’s arrest of Australian blogger Yang Hengjun
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Chinese authorities should immediately release Australian writer Yang Hengjun and drop all charges against him, says the New York-based Committee to...
Timor-Leste police arrest 46 West Papuan solidarity protesters
By Domingos Gomes in Dili
Timor-Leste national police (PNTL) have arrested 46 students at a West Papua independence solidarity protest in Dili, amid accusations the...
Ben Bohane: Bougainville ready for independence referendum
ANALYSIS: By Ben Bohane
On November 23 this year, Bougainvilleans will vote in a referendum to decide whether they wish to stay part of Papua...
East Timor-style referendum possible for Papua, says Jakarta Post editor
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
A senior Jakarta Post managing editor has predicted it is possible that West Papua may face a self-determination vote following the...
Tongans bring ‘love and support’ to stand with Ihumātao
By Charlotte Muru-Lanning in Auckland
A Tongan group visited Ihumātao to show solidarity with the occupation of the land by mana whenua who greeted them with...
Papua free media advocate files UN ‘blackout’ plea, targeted by hacker
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
A West Papuan journalist, editor and media freedom advocate has lodged a protest to the United Nations about Indonesia’s internet blackout...
NZ hui urges local climate action to help Pacific Islands
By Ayla Miller
Pasifika people in New Zealand need to take charge against climate change which is already threatening their home islands, an Auckland hui...
Video showing Fiji PM seizing opposition MP goes viral
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
A video of Fiji's Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama grabbing and shoving an opposition MP has gone viral.
The video emerged on the Facebook...
West Papua’s road to ‘independence’, following the Timorese lead?
An Al Jazeera report on the protests and rioting in Papua this week in response to the racist attack in Surabaya.
ANALYSIS: By David Robie
Indonesia’s...
Indonesian journalists ‘bought, broken and soul searching’, says researcher
By Michael Andrew
The Indonesian media is contributing to resentment and racism toward Papuans, according to a human rights researcher and former journalist.
Andreas Harsono of Human...
West Papua riots: Why Indonesia needs to answer for its broken...
ANALYSIS: By Camellia Webb-Gannon
Last weekend, the Indonesian police took 43 West Papuan students into custody for allegedly disrespecting the Indonesian flag during an...
PNG journalists, media unite against ‘unacceptable’ Choi sacking
By Michael Andrew
Journalists across Papua New Guinea have spoken out in support of EMTV news director Neville Choi after his "unacceptable" termination from a...
Papuan protests continue as Widodo urges forgiveness
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
Protests are spreading in Indonesia-ruled West Papua in response to harassment of Papuans during explosive incidents in Javanese cities...
EMTV staff protest over sacking of ‘flawless’ news manager Neville Choi
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's EMTV news and current affairs manager Neville Choi has been sacked after six years of service in this...