Indonesian police not investigating violence against journalists, says AJI
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Indonesian police have not been investigating reported cases of violence against journalists, reports Indonesian news magazine Tempo.
According to the Jakarta Alliance...
Duterte accused of ‘creating conditions’ leading to martial law declaration
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Asia-Pacific Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (APCHRP) has condemned a recent spate of killings in Negros and all...
West Papua, climate to top agenda at Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Human rights violations in West Papua are to be given priority at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Tuvalu next week.
According...
182 dead in Papuan displacement camps, says aid group
By RNZ Pacific
An aid group in West Papua has reported 182 civilians have died fleeing violence in the Highlands.
But the Indonesian military remains sceptical...
Gallery: Guardianship photo shoot with the Ihumātao ‘protectors’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Pacific Media Centre's Del Abcede joined the Ihumātao "protectors" protest at the weekend to soak up the atmosphere of guardianship...
Iwi against Ihumātao occupation social media pages shut down
By Charlotte Muru-Lanning in Auckland
Controversial social media pages belonging to the New Zealand iwi opposing the occupation at Ihumātao were shut down this morning.
The...
Journalist ‘hauled in’ for police questioning at Malaysia land protest
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
A journalist has been taken in for police questioning while documenting the land struggles of Temiar Orang Asli, an indigenous community...
‘Shocking’ levels of child violence found in Pacific, says new report
By RNZ Pacific
A report has detailed shocking levels of physical violence and neglect towards millions of Pacific Islands children, sparking calls for better-targeted aid...
Pacific leaders declare climate crisis, demand end to coal
By RNZ Pacific
Pacific leaders have declared a climate crisis in the region and are demanding an end to coal mining.
The declaration was signed by...
NZ university denies bowing to Chinese pressure over Tiananmen
By RNZ News
Auckland University of Technology has denied bowing to Chinese government pressure to stop one of its rooms being used for an event...
PNG tribal warlord surrenders to police to ‘restore peace and harmony’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
An influential warlord in PNG’s Hela province has handed himself in to security forces in the wake of mass killings last...
PMC projects creative ‘grab bag’ unveiled at midwinter showcase
By Michael Andrew
A creative “grab bag” of projects has been unveiled by the Pacific Media Centre in a showcase of collaboration across academic and...
Australia has a ‘moral responsibility’ to planet, says Marape
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Australia has a responsibility to protect the Pacific region from the impacts of climate change, PNG’s newly appointed Prime Minister has...
PNG’s donated APEC vehicles given to state agencies, NGOs and churches
By Simon Keslep in Port Moresby
The 166 donated vehicles used during last year's Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in Papua New Guinea have...
Post-referendum options raised in New Caledonia
By RNZ Pacific
France's outgoing High Commissioner to New Caledonia has said should preparations be needed for a third referendum on independence from France, there...
Ihumātao: Powerful powhiri welcomes state ministers to protest site
By RNZ News
About 2000 people showed their support as New Zealand protests against a controversial proposed housing development at Ihumātao in South Auckland entered...
Police drop trespass charges against French TV crew at Adani protest
French television journalist Hugo Clément speaking out about the arrest in Queensland on Monday. Video: Euronews
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has...
Mobile era Pacific Media Centre website upgrade ready to go live
By Michael Andrew
The Pacific Media Centre has a new website and it will be going live over the next week.
A project almost two years...
British Lords call for strong stand on press freedom in West...
By RNZ Pacific
Eight members of Britain's House of Lords want to see their government take a strong stand on press freedom in West Papua.
In...
Protesters arrested and dogs pepper-sprayed at ‘sacred’ NZ site
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
New Zealand police have pepper-sprayed two dogs and arrested three more people at the site of a controversial land dispute in...
Phil Fitzpatrick: PNG’s Kramer ‘crucial’ law and order change maker
COMMENTARY: By Phil Fitzpatrick in Tumby Bay
The recent horrific events in Hela Province have brought the role of the police force in Papua New...
RSF demands Australian police drop charges against French TV crew
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Australian authorities to drop all charges against four French TV journalists who –...




























































