Autocracy strikes back: Media freedom under siege in Arabia
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Diplomatic quarrels in the Arabian Peninsula have a long history, and small Gulf States, such as Qatar, align themselves with...
Pacific voices tell stories of climate change reality in new documentary
A new documentary Subject to Change, a collection of interviews and personal stories from across the Pacific, explores the impact of climate change. Video:...
Why Indonesia must ratify the global nuclear weapon ban treaty
By Deandra Madeena Moerdaning in Vienna
A year ago on July 7, 2017, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that pushes forward a...
Activist’s arrest shows Widodo ‘no different’ from Suharto, says AJI
By Fitria Chusna Farisa in Jakarta
The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has called on the Indonesian police to release Jakarta State University lecturer Robertus...
Marap indigenous group claims back 3 oil palm plantations in Papua
By Harun Rumbarar in Jayapura
Indigenous landowners from the Marap people in Arso in Papua's Keeron regency have this week invoked customary law to take...
John Pilger: Australia’s day for secrets, flags and cowards
Report from Pacific Media Centre
This truth has no place in the Australian consciousness. Among settler nations with indigenous populations, apart from a facile “apology”...
Police again question Islands Business chief editor, ex-publisher in probe
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Islands Business managing director and editor Samisoni Pareti has again been questioned by Fiji police over an online article involving a...
PNG appoints retired judge Andrew to head university violence probe
Papua New Guinea's government has appointed retired judge Justice Warwick Andrew as Chair of the Commission of Inquiry established to investigate recent violence at...
Indonesia cracks down on brutal conditions on foreign ‘slavery’ fishing boats
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