Tag: Media Freedom
RSF’s 2015 round-up: 54 journalists held hostage worldwide
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,...
PNG media council warns media crackdown may lead to censorship
Report by Pacific Media Watch in Port Moresby
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has expressed grave concerns at plans by the government to...
‘Terrorist threat’ or political speech? States target social media
Report by Netizen Report in Paris
While the spectre of Daesh (ISIS) is nothing new for much of the Arab region, last month's attacks on...
PNG government plans media tribunal to target social media abuse
Report by Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
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Communications Minister Jimmy Miringtoro has announced plans to set up a Media Appeals Tribunal in the New...
Indonesian law outlawing presidential insults unlikely to pass, say analysts
Report by Pacific Media Centre
A draft Indonesian Criminal Code amendment, condemed by critics as undermining freedom of speech, is interpreted to mean that burning...
Samoan media: Freedom of the press or pressed for freedom?
Report by Pacific Media Centre
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Samoa’s Media Council law, passed by Parliament earlier this year, will come into effect as soon as Prime Minister Tuilaepa...
Media freedom in the Pacific – a double-edged sword
Media freedom is about the right of the people to be informed, not just about media freedoms of journalists and news organisations. Kendall Hutt...
