Tag: Protesters
50 years of the Polynesian Panthers: ‘It was a time of...
RNZ Pacific
Today marks 50 years to the day that six Pacific Islanders grouped together in central Auckland to form the Polynesian Panther Party.
The party...
Indonesian activists protest against plan to dump Fukushima nuclear waste in...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Activists from the Fukushima Anti-Nuclear Indonesia (IANFU) movement in Indonesia have held an action commemorating International Ocean Day demanding that the...
Palestinians in NZ stage rallies protesting against Israeli ‘brutality’
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
About 4000 protesters took part in demonstrations across New Zealand at the weekend calling on the government to take action over...
HRW demands police drop treason charges against Papuan activist Yeimo
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on the Indonesian police to drop politically motivated treason charges against West Papua National Committee...
Police arrest 15 Papuan students at peaceful May Day rally in...
By Yogi Ernes in Jakarta
Indonesian police have seized 15 Papuan students among scores arrested at a May Day rally in central Jakarta on the...
25-tonne deep sea mining robot ‘stuck’ on Pacific Ocean seabed during...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
One of the world’s first deep sea mining pilot tests has resulted in a huge machine being stuck on the seafloor...
Papuan protest outside UN after Anari gagged for second time
Papuan protesters outside the United Nations headquarters yesterday after John Anari was gagged again from making a full statement at the UN Permanent Forum...
Papuan students in Medan demand sacking of academic over racist tweet
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Scores of students from the Papuan Student Association (IMP) in Medan, North Sumatra, have held a protest action this week in...
Chancellor defends UP as ‘bastion of academic freedom’ against military
By Lorraine Ecarma in Cebu City
The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) will continue to stand against any threats to human rights, chancellor Clement...