Tag: Law courts
In Canada, a pattern of police intimidation of freelance journalists is...
COMMENTARY: By Savanna Craig
On the morning of April 15, I headed to a branch of Scotiabank in downtown Montreal to cover a pro-Palestine protest....
Climate activist ‘Violet’ Coco’s quashed jail sentence highlights police lies
Australian climate emergency protester Deanna “Violet” Coco last week won her appeal ato the delight of supporters. A 15-month jail sentence imposed on her...
Richard Naidu: It’s your freedom – so speak up and step...
COMMENTARY: By Richard Naidu in Suva
Five weeks on from Christmas Eve, I think most of us are still a bit stunned at what has...
PNG court sheriffs clamp down on dangerous weapons, boost security
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's Sheriff Security at the Waigani Supreme and National Court have stepped up their surveillance of the court premises following this...
Graham Davis: Scandalous or ridiculous? The timing of a Fiji political...
COMMENTARY: By Graham Davis of Grubsheet Feejee
In a sign of utter desperation as Fiji's general election election approaches, the Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, has targeted...
PNG judge jails 6 sorcery killers 40 years each for ‘barbaric’...
By Clarissa Moi in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's National Court has sent a strong message and warning to those accused of sorcery-related violence when...