Tag: Media Freedom
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...
Cook Islands media call on ministers to ‘front up’ over issues
By Florence Syme-Buchanan in Avarua, Rarotonga
One of the Cook Islands' top broadcasters and newspapers want government heads of ministries and ministers to be more...
Both Fiji daily newspapers perform useful roles, says FMA
By Tevita Vuibau in Suva
The Fiji Times and Fiji Sun perform useful roles in Fiji society by balancing each other, says an executive...
Challenging start to the year in Asia-Pacific free expression
Report from IFEX
By Gayathry Venkiteswaran
Journalists have been killed in terrorist attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan in separate incidents that took place in January...
Caretaker PM slams Vanuatu Daily Post for outspoken airport editorial
From Pacific Media Watch
Vanuatu’s caretaker government has attacked the Vanuatu Daily Post for an outspoken editorial in Wednesday’s edition, entitled “The price of politics”,...
War Reporters and RSF book pay homage to Robert Capa
From Pacific Media Watch
Reporters Without Borders has unveiled its new video campaign, War Reporters. Its release coincides with the publication of RSF’s 50th book...
The PMC Project – a Pacific Media Centre profile
From the Pacific Media Centre
A short documentary by Alistar Kata
In 2009, a short video was made by AUT television students John Pulu and Sophie...
Vanuatu’s Daily Post founder Marc Neil-Jones swaps print for tourism
"Retired" Vanuatu Daily Post publisher Marc Neil-Jones talks about the "audio posts" at his Secret Garden retreat.
Asia Pacific Report Gallery - Pictures and video...
RSF urges Indonesia to lift Papua ban on French journalist
Video: Human Rights Watch
Report by Pacific Media Watch
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the Indonesian government’s refusal to let French journalist Cyril Payen visit Indonesia...
Inside West Papua – behind the Native Affairs exclusive report
Report by Pacific Media Watch
Māori Television’s Native Affairs story on West Papua is the first by a New Zealand television crew allowed into the...