Tag: UPNG

By Quintina Naime in Port Moresby Governors and members of parliament in Papua New Guinea have been urged to assist university students by way of...

By Nadia Marai in Port Moresby Since the termination of the academic year at the University of Papua New Guinea earlier this month most students...

By Nadia Marai in Port Moresby Media staff have been threatened and harassed by supporters of Western Province Governor Ati Wobiro, provincial administrator Madowa Gumoi...

By David Robie A Papua New Guinea media educator today called for an investigation into coverage of the two months of protest at the nation’s...

By Kendall Hutt The president of Papua New Guinea's media council has highlighted the ongoing challenges facing the government and media educators in a panel...

The alternative New Zealand radio station 95bFM, based at the University of Auckland, today featured Papua New Guinea's student unrest in a live interview. Andrew...

Story and video by Serah Aupong in Port Moresby The University of Papua New Guinea Council has suspended the 2016 Academic Year. The announcement of the...

Papua New Guinea's government has appointed retired judge Justice Warwick Andrew as Chair of the Commission of Inquiry established to investigate recent violence at...

When EMTV News arrived at the UPNG main campus yesterday, students were armed with bush knives, stones, sticks and metal bars as they chased...

By Peter Solo Kinjap in Port Moresby Students from the University of Papua New Guinea reportedly clashed with Uniforce Security Service guards today, leading to...

Black smoke was billowing from the University of Papua New Guinea Uniforce security base at Waigani today after cars were set ablaze. A UPNG staff...

Senior police officers have been given a week's refresher training in the use of firearms following an uproar over the force opening fire on...

By Sally Pokiton in Port Moresby An urgent application filed by the Students Representative Council president Kenneth Rapa against the University of Papua New Guinea...

By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila A Vanuatu government team left for Port Moresby today to conduct an on-the-ground assessment of the crisis at...

By Philip Kepson in Wabag The Engan students at the University of Goroka have called on the Papua New Guinea government to investigate what was...

By Anthony Kaybing in Buka, Bougainville The shooting of university students by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary in Port Moresby last week has been...

Papua New Guinea authorities deny a student has died from the police crushing of a protest at the University of PNG last Wednesday, but...

By Rocky Issou and NauFM News The Unitech administration in Papua New Guinea's second city of Lae has condemned last week's shooting by police of...

The EMTV News report yesterday about the Mt Hagen high school arrests following social media images of the police opening fire on students at...

Graphic student footage of police firing on protesters on Wednesday at the University of Papua New Guinea shows sustained gunfire and tear gas grenades...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says it is appalled by a police attack on a woman journalist during a student demonstration that was dispersed violently...

Student journalists at the University of the South Pacific have condemned the Papua New Guinea police for the "highly reckless" open firing into a...