Tag: Media Freedom
Indonesian digital journalist couple attacked at mayor’s house in Makassar
Two digital journalists based in Makassar, in the region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, have been attacked while attending an event held by Makassar branch...
Beijing’s ‘invisible hand’ felt as Hong Kong press freedom declines
With media freedoms on the decline in Hong Kong, amid growing fears of "mainlandisation", is the press still performing its function as a watchdog?...
TVNZ’s Barbara Dreaver fires back at Fiji PM’s ‘ridiculous claims’
As Television New Zealand's news boss calls for the ban on Barbara Dreaver entering Fiji to be lifted, the Pacific correspondent has responded to...
RSF calls for end to PNG police violence against journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says it is appalled by a police attack on a woman journalist during a student demonstration that was dispersed violently...
NZ news media ‘generally hostile’, says Fiji’s Bainimarama
By Nasik Swami in Suva
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has labelled the New Zealand media as "generally hostile".
Speaking during the banquet to welcome New Zealand...
PNG media council condemns police assault on journalist during protest
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...
Barbara Dreaver: Fiji’s journalist blacklist is a disgrace
By Barbara Dreaver, TVNZ's Pacific Correspondent
According to Prime Minister John Key, the 2006 Fiji coup is ancient history and the time is right for...
Student press editors urge Duterte to uphold media freedom in Philippines
By Marc Lino Abila in Manila
The College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) is most deeply disturbed by President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that murdered...
PNG police officer accused of assault on female journalists at Boroko
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...
RSF condemns Philippines president-elect’s comments about journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is outraged by Philippines President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s comment that corrupt journalists are legitimate murder targets and urges the Philippine media...
RSF condemns Australian police response over NBN media leaks
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Australian authorities to halt their investigation of media outlets over leaks about overspending by the government-owned...
RSF tells Indonesia to stop flouting journalists’ rights in Papua
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Indonesia’s authorities to stop violating the rights of journalists in West Papua, where the Jayapura police prevented...
Komnas HAM to probe shutdown of World Press Day event in...
A trailer of the controversial documentary Pulau Buru Tanah Air Beta that tells the story of two political prisoners on Baru Island.
By Bambang Muryanto...
PNG media council appeals for ‘respect’ for role of journalists
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has appealed to government institutions and individuals to respect the role of the media and to allow...
No media freedom in Fiji while decree still in place, says...
By Matilda Simmons in Suva
As long as the Media Decree is in place, Fiji cannot say it has press freedom, says opposition National Federation...
Shailendra Singh: How hypocritical leaders try to divide and rule media
Dr Shailendra Singh is head of journalism at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji. This was his address to the World Press Freedom...
Tonga’s ‘transparency’ prime minister violates media freedom over questions
By Kalafi Moala in Nuku'alofa
The man who was once jailed for his stand for press freedom in the kingdom of Tonga has now breached...
Media freedom: A nice RSF postcard from the Pacific, but not...
The media freedom situation has worsened significantly or stagnated in most of the Asia-Pacific region, reports the Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without...
Wadan Narsey: Silent censorship denies Fiji public ‘alternative voices’
OPINION: By Professor Wadan Narsey
Just living in Australia for a few months and watching television, makes you see clearly, how the Fiji public is...
ABC Four Corners crew avoid charges over Malaysian PM incident
The ABC Four Corners news team in Malaysia have been told they will not be charged over an incident with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib...
ABC Four Corners crew arrested over reporting Malaysian corruption allegations
An ABC Four Corners investigative programme crew has been detained by Malaysian police after trying to question Prime Minister Najib Razak over a corruption...
Sedition case against Indian student leader devastating free press setback
By Gayathry Venkiteswaran of IFEX
An arrest of a university student for sedition and subsequent attacks against journalists covering the story in India sparked...