Tag: Assault

By Charles Maniani in Manokwari Indonesian Mobile Brigade (Brimob) paramilitary police, national police intelligence officers (intel) and the army's special forces (Kopassus) have stormed the...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A young West Papuan musician, Kris Douw, who has written many powerful protest songs against Indonesia's illegal military occupation in his...

By Alya Nurbaiti in Jakarta and Benny Mawel in Jayapura Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers reportedly attacked and arrested civilians at a dormitory and nearby houses...

By RNZ Pacific Four people convicted of assaulting the director of Vanuatu's highly acclaimed Wan Smolbag Theatre Company have been sentenced for what the judge...

By RNZ Pacific A Fiji opposition MP has been suspended from parliament for six months for refusing to apologise to the Prime Minister. Pio Tikoduadua and...

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...

Scott Waide's blog highlights an open letter by Genesis Ketan, director of news, PNGFM: As director of News for PNGFM, I am very disappointed at...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Some villagers affected by the volcanic eruption on Manam island haven taken out their anger and frustration against four journalists covering...

By RNZ Pacific The president of the Pacific Islands News Association says he is appalled and disappointed by an attack on Papua New Guinea journalist...

EMTV's head of news Neville Choi reports on the assault on the television crew -- see item at 4min01sec. Video: EMTV News Pacific Media Watch...

By Kelly Vacala in Suva The safety of media personnel has come under the spotlight again after an attack on a Fiji Broadcasting Corporation television...

By Len Garae in Port Vila Vanuatu gender and human rights advocate Jenny Ligo has called on the Minister of Justice to "revisit resources" made...

This Al Jazeera report on YouTube says a leaked Nauru report highlights "appalling" refugee conditions. More than 2000 incidents, including sexual abuse, assault and attempted...

The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has condemned a police assault on a woman journalist during yesterday's confrontation between University of Papua New...

By Annette Kora in Port Moresby A TV Wan female journalist and two National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) reporters in Papua New Guinea have been assaulted...

By Thompson Marango in Port Vila Vanuatu police have appealed to the public to remain calm and have warned drivers and owners of public transport...

By TJ Aumua The kidnapping and attack on a local Vanuatu female tourism manager, Florence Lengkon, has stirred strong criticism of violence against women in...