Tag: Students
Auckland University staff appeal over Gaza protest in solidarity with students
Asia Pacific Report
A group of 65 Auckland University academics have written an open letter to vice-chancellor Dawn Freshwater criticising the institution's stance over students...
Fiji bus drivers criticise bullying by school student video – ‘we’re...
By Temalesi Vono in Suva
Fijian bus drivers and bus checkers wake up early in the morning to serve the public so it is disappointing...
West Papuan, Indonesian youth protest over ‘illegal’ 1962 Rome Agreement
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
The Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) and the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) have denounced the Rome Agreement of...
NZ universities eye new tie-ups with Indian institutions to attract international...
By Blessen Tom, RNZ News journalist
A third New Zealand university is close to signing with Mumbai's Bombay Stock Exchange Institute, opening up opportunities for...
Hipkins faces grilling from students over University of Otago staff cuts
By Tess Brunton, RNZ News reporter
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins faced a grilling by University of Otago students during his trip to Ōtepoti...
Viktor Yeimo denounces Jakarta’s ‘systemic racism’ in Papua in his treason...
Jubi News
A West Papuan leader, defending himself against treason charges, has denounced "systemic racism" by Indonesian authorities in the Melanesian region in a court...
NZ union ‘shocked and horrified’ at AUT’s proposed 230 job cuts
RNZ News
A union representing New Zealand tertiary sector staff says a proposal which could lead to massive job cuts at the Auckland University of...
Police warn PNG public about robbers after attack on Unitech students
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea police have warned the public to take precaution with criminals now operating in large numbers in some suburbs of the...
Covid-19 will be in ‘just about every NZ school’ soon, says...
By John Gerritsen, RNZ News education correspondent
Education Minister Chris Hipkins has warned that nearly every New Zealand school and early childhood centre will have...
Parliament disruption: Growing calls for NZ protesters to go home
RNZ News
Many central Wellington shops face a crisis, university buildings have been closed for eight weeks and many report major disruptions from the illegal...
Indonesian policy switch cuts off funding for Papuan students in NZ
By Matthew Scott of Newsroom
International students in New Zealand are appealing to the Indonesian government in response to funding being pulled for the autonomous...
Chaos as PNG airlines cancel flights with majority of staff off...
By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby
Air travellers were left stranded and fuming country-wide as airlines Air Niugini and PNG Air hit a rough patch...
Wenda slams Jakarta over Papuan student arrests, seeks support
By Kizzy Kalsakau and Jason Abel in Port Vila
The interim President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) provisional government, Benny Wenda,...
PNG police throw out Kokopo business students after drunken parties
By Poreni Umau and Phoebe Gwangilo in Kokopo
Kokopo Business College in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province has evicted male students by force...
Media Council condemns ‘mob rule’ to intimidate female students, media at...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has condemned an attack by male students at the University of Papua New Guinea...
Angry male student mob targets media over UPNG sexual abuse...
By Charlie Dumavi in Port Moresby
Women students at the University of Papua New Guinea silently suffering from persistent sexual harassment and abuse in the...
Male students at UPNG attack media for reporting on sexual harassment
By Jemimah Sukbat in Port Moresby
A group of male students attacked the media covering a harassment protest by female students at the University of...
Indonesian police crack down on ‘free Yeimo’ West Papuan protests
RNZ Pacific
Indonesian police have forcefully dispersed a number of West Papuan protests around the region.
The protesters were yesterday calling for the release of pro-independence...
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...
Myanmar: The student voice as frontliners tackle the junta
SPECIAL REPORT: By Graeme Acton
As the military junta in Myanmar continues its brutal attempt to subdue nationwide protests following February's coup, New Zealand-based Myanmar...
Indonesian police make an arbitrary arrest of 5 students in Jayapura
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Indonesian police have made an arbitrary arrest of ffve students holding a peaceful action in front of the Jayapura University of...
West Papuans reject Jakarta plan for extension of special autonomy
Asia Pacific Report
The indigenous people of West Papua have rejected the extension of special autonomy and the planned expansion of new provinces announced by...