Tag: Threats

Asia Pacific Report Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst, has condemned Israel's extensive airstrikes on Syrian installations -- reportedly almost 500 times in 72...

Pacific Media Watch Journalists who report on environmental issues are encountering growing difficulties in many parts of the world, reports Reporters Without Borders. According to the...

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...

COMMENTARY: By Ronny Kareni Since the atrocious footage of the suffering of an indigenous Papuan man reverberates in the heart of Puncak by the brute...

ANALYSIS: By Cassandra Mudgway, University of Canterbury The high-stress nature of working in politics is increasingly taking a toll on staff and politicians. But an...

Asia Pacific Report The state of civic space in Indonesia has been rated as "obstructed" in the latest CIVICUS Monitor report. The civic space watchdog said...

By Doddy Morris in Port Vila Vanuatu’s newly elected Prime Minister, Sato Kilman, has spoken out on the importance of preserving freedom of speech while...

By Rakesh Kumar in Suva The Fijian Media Association (FMA) has labelled comments made by former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama this week to media workers...

By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter The president of New Caledonia's largest pro-independence party Daniel Goa will not be prosecuted for alleged calls for violence...

By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist Unprecedented levels of disinformation will only get worse this election in Aotearoa New Zealand, but systems set...

By Barbara Dreaver, 1News Pacific correspondent The President of the Federated States of Micronesia has made a series of disturbing claims against China, including alleging...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinean security forces have been authorised to use the full force of the law to secure the four captives being held...

Massey University News Women now make up well over half of New Zealand’s journalism workforce, but they have serious concerns about their safety on the...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Civicus Monitor has documented an uptick in restrictions on civic space by the Solomon Islands government, which led to the...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The co-founder of Tabloid Jubi, Victor Mambor has been presented with the 2022 Udin Award from Indonesia's Alliance of Independent Journalists...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Solomon Islands government has threatened to ban or deport foreign journalists "disrespectful" of the country’s relationship with China, according to...

By Peter Korugl of the PNG Post-Courier “Shame on yous!” ... these are the three powerful words Julie Soso, former governor and candidate for the...

RNZ News Wellington iwi leaders have called for an end to Aotearoa New Zealand's 10-day-old anti-covid mandates protest in Parliament grounds and condemned comparisons made...

RNZ News Hundreds of anti-mandate protesters remained on the New Zealand Parliament lawn today as health officials reported a big increase in covid-19 cases nationally. But...

By Hamish MacLean in Dunedin University of Otago covid-19 experts are not immune to the increasingly vitriolic attacks dished out to scientists commenting on New...

By Yance Agapa in Jayapura Indonesia has strongly criticised the United Nations in response to cases of human rights violations in Papua being cited in...

RNZ Pacific The United Nations says Indonesia must immediately drop charges and look into threats, intimidation and reprisals against human rights defender Veronica Koman and...