Tag: Hostages

The National in Port Moresby Warlords and armed bandits pose a threat to Papua New Guinea's national security and must be destroyed, says Deputy Opposition...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinean security forces have been authorised to use the full force of the law to secure the four captives being held...

Asia Pacific Report An armed group has taken an Australian professor and three colleagues hostage in a remote region of Papua New Guinea, reports ABC...

Jubi News in Jayapura An indigenous Papuan negotiation team has traversed rugged highlands forests in the Indonesian-ruled Melanesian province in search of the New Zealand...

By Tria Dianti in Jakarta Authorities in Indonesia’s Melanesian province Papua will negotiate with indigenous pro-independence rebels to secure the release of a New Zealand...

RNZ News Indonesian police and military have launched a joint mission to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was seized by rebels as a hostage...

RNZ News An academic says hostage diplomacy is a well-known tactic of the Iranian regime and New Zealanders should not go to the country. Topher Richwhite...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby While Papua New Guinean policing continues to be an issue in Porgera, Enga Province, the killings continue in the...

PNG Post-Courier Goroka town is under lockdown and remains tense as Papua New Guinea police mount a heavy presence following the brutal slaying of the...

By Lalu Rahadian in Jakarta Conflicts in Papua province will not be resolved until the Indonesian government provides the Papuan people with an opportunity to...

As Ramadan begins, Carmela Fonbuena reports on the continuing clashes in Marawi City. Video: Rappler By Carmela Fonbuena in Marawi City, Philippines Philippines police have entered...

Pacific Media Centre News Desk The Philippines must ensure that human rights are respected and protected, following the President Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of martial law...

Report by Pacific Media Watch Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published its annual worldwide round-up of journalists held hostage, imprisoned or missing. According to RSF’s tally,...