Social media giants have finally confronted Trump’s lies. But why wait...
ANALYSIS: By Timothy Graham, Queensland University of Technology
Amid the chaos in the US Capitol, stoked largely by rhetoric from President Donald Trump, Twitter has...
‘They’re trying to tear down the country’, says US expat in...
By Ella Stewart, RNZ News reporter
American expats are feeling grateful to be living in Aotearoa after watching the chaos and violence unfold at the...
‘Delighting in causing complete chaos’ – behind Trump supporters’ brazen storming...
ANALYSIS: By David Smith, University of Sydney
After weeks of President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about voter fraud and other improprieties costing him the presidential...
The Intan Jaya conflict: A risk of more widespread violence in...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Victor Mambor in Jayapura - first of a three-part investigation into the Pastor Yeremia Zanambani assassination.
The Papua Province Humanitarian Team for...
PNG Prime Minister Marape visits Saki landslide disaster site
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has visited Goilala’s remote Saki village near Tolukuma gold mine in the Goilala district...
USP Journalism dedicates awards to media ‘champion’ David Robie
By Wanshika Kumar in Suva
The 20th University of the South Pacific Journalism Student Awards in Suva last month were dedicated to retiring Pacific...
Assange wins. The cost. The crushing of press freedom
ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook in CounterPunch
The unexpected decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser to deny a US demand to extradite Julian Assange, foiling efforts to send...
Rebecca Kuku: No end in sight for Port Moresby’s unaffordable rental...
COMMENT: By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby
For the majority of Papua New Guineans living in the capital of Port Moresby, providing a home for...
Are US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump...
ANALYSIS: By Clive Williams, Australian National University
Tensions are running high in the Middle East in the waning days of the Trump administration.
Over the weekend,...
RSF hails UK court blocking of US bid to extradite Julian...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is relieved by the January 4 ruling of UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser to block the United...
China enters 2021 a stronger, more influential power — and Australia...
ANALYSIS: By James Laurenceson, University of Technology Sydney
Great power competition in the Asia-Pacific region has been building for years. But covid-19 has turbo-charged the...
Covid-19 ‘might get more intense’ across world in coming weeks, warns...
By RNZ News
The new covid-19 variant found in the UK is set to become more prevalent across the world due to its more transmissible...
Resolution of human rights violation cases in Papua ‘has deteriorated’
By Benny Mawel in Jayapura
The enforcement of human rights and the resolution of various cases of human rights violations in Papua in 2020 has...
Waikeria Prison protesters surrender to NZ authorities after 6-day siege
By RNZ News
The 16 protesters at Waikeria Prison have surrendered to authorities after a six-day stand-off.
The news that the men had ended the stand-off...
Amnesty calls for caution in ending NZ’s Waikeria prison protest
By RNZ News
Amnesty International is calling on New Zealand's Corrections Minister to ensure force is not used to end the impasse at Waikeria Prison...
Award-winning editor of Samoa Observer resigns after 22 years
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Award-winning editor Mata'afa Keni Lesa is moving on from the Samoa Observer after 22 years, reports Samoa Global News.
Mata’afa Keni Lesa...
Former Rappler reporter Carmela Fonbuena is new head of PCIJ
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) has named former Rappler reporter and book author Carmela Fonbuena as its next executive...
Scott Waide: Open letter to PM James Marape: Treat our people fairly
COMMENTARY: By Scott Waide in Lae
Dear Prime Minister Marape
Our government has to admit the fact that there is a glaring imbalance between Papua New...
PNG authorities slammed over ‘lack of control’ on alluvial mining
By Harlyne Joku in Port Moresby
A concerned Papua New Guinean woman leader and NGO activist, Matilda Koma, has called on the Central provincial government...
A belated Papua Christmas morning story from Nduga’s internal refugees
By Benny Mawel in Jayapura
"Merry Christmas, 25 December 2020," says the graffiti displayed in the yard of the Nduga student dormitory in the study...










































