Tag: Protest
Papuan activists in Yogya protest against extended special autonomy
By IndoLeft News in Yogyakarta
Papuan students and activists have held a protest action against Special Autonomy
(Otsus) Chapter II at the zero kilometre point in...
Hong Kong protesters in NZ worried about new national security law
By Mackenzie Smith of RNZ News
Hong Kong protesters in New Zealand are worried they could be arrested if they return home because they have...
Pacific churches add ‘justice for Mā’ohi’ voice at Tahitian rally
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Pacific Conference of Churches has called for justice in Mā'ohi (French Polynesia) and for Oscar Temaru, the activist mayor...
Jakarta files appeal against court’s ruling on Papua internet blackout
By Dewi Nurita in Jakarta
The Indonesian government has submitted an appeal against the Jakarta Administrative District Court's (PTUN) decision that found President Joko Widodo...
Seven Papuan protesters jailed for treason amid drop charges call
By Budi Sutrisno in Jakarta
A court in East Kalimantan has found seven Papuans guilty of treason in separate trials for their involvement in antiracism...
World’s first post-covid live rugby draws massive crowds in NZ
By RNZ News
New Zealand's first weekend at post-covid alert level 1 drew massive crowds to Super Rugby Aotearoa franchise matches in Auckland and Dunedin...
Thousands throng Auckland for NZ Black Lives Matter protests
By Sri Krishnamurthi of Pacific Media Watch
Thousands of people took part in the Black Lives Matter protests in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin today.
Auckland's Aotea...
USP students, staff call on council to drop ‘harassment’ of Ahluwalia
By Soli Wilson in Apia
A power struggle at the University of the South Pacific is continuing despite students and staff warning that it now...
Thousands rally across Australia to protest against Indigenous deaths
By RNZ News
Thousands of people were protesting across Australia today to oppose the deaths of Indigenous people in police custody.
It comes as Black Lives...
TAPOL condemns prosecutor push for heavy sentences for ‘uprising activists’
Human rights watchdog TAPOL has condemned the demand by Indonesian prosecutors seeking 17 and five years imprisonment for West Papuan activists Buchtar Tabuni and...
Police rule out legal action against NZ black solidarity protest organisers
By RNZ News
The organisers of Black Lives Matter protests in several main centres will not be prosecuted.
On Monday, thousands gathered at several events around...
Black Lives Matter dilemma: How to protest in a covid pandemic
ANALYSIS: By Philip Russo of Monash University
The death of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of police has sparked protests across the United...
RSF condemns attacks on US protest journalists fueled by Trump slurs
Pacific Media Watch
Protests in at least 30 cities across the US following the police killing of George Floyd have resulted in violent attacks from...
Thousands march in NZ solidarity rallies with Black Lives Matter
By RNZ News
Thousands of New Zealanders have joined large numbers of Americans in protesting following the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd.
In Auckland, Aotea...
Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape...
ANALYSIS: By Danielle K. Kilgo of Indiana University
A teenager held her phone steady enough to capture the final moments of George Perry Floyd’s life...
Jakarta Six activists for Papua freedom convicted of treason set free
By Amanda Siddharta in Jakarta
Six activists charged with treason in Jakarta for organising a protest rally for independence last August outside the presidential palace...
Why Hong Kong isn’t dead yet – ‘It’s not power, it’s...
By Lokman Tsui in Hongkong
This story is an edited version of a post published by the author on Facebook on Friday, May 22, reflecting...
Indonesia detains seven more people for treason, says TAPOL
Pacific Media Centre
Seven more people have been detained in Indonesia for alleged treason since a complaint filed with the United Nations last month, says...
Chaos in Timor-Leste parliament as politicians try to ‘gag’ deputy speaker
Pacific Media Watch
Following yesterday's parliamentary row in the national chamber of Timor-Leste, chaotic scenes were streamed live on social media today for more than...
Jakarta court finds 6 activists guilty of treason for holding Papuan...
By Galih Gumelar in Jakarta
A panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court have found six activists guilty of committing treasonous acts for...
Hong Kong police arrest Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai among 14...
Pacific Media Watch
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Hong Kong authorities to drop all charges against Jimmy Lai, founder and chair of...
Indonesian indigenous land defenders jailed in fight with pulpwood giant
By Ayat S. Karokaro in Medan
Indonesian activists have deplored the recent jailing of two indigenous community members in Sumatra in a land conflict...