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Bougainville. Rio Tinto class action begins over ‘toxic’ Bougainville mine disaster. APR editor -. October 13, 2024. Asia Report. Analysis. West Papua – the war on our doorstep under The Pacific spotlight. Decolonisation.
Prabowo’s presidency sparks fear and faint hope in Indonesia’s ...
17 hours ago · By Victor Mambor in Jayapura. With Prabowo Subianto, a controversial former general installed as Indonesia’s new president, residents in the disputed Papua region were responding to this reality with anxiety and, for some, cautious optimism.. The remote and resource-rich region has long been a flashpoint for conflict, with its people enduring decades of alleged military abuse and human ...
New Caledonia crisis: Pacific leaders’ mission must ‘look beyond ...
1 day ago · INTERVIEW: By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Last week, New Caledonia was visited by France’s new Overseas Minister, François Buffet, offering a more conciliatory position by Paris.. This week, the territory, torn apart by violent riots, is to receive a Pacific Islands Forum fact-finding mission comprised of four prime ministers.
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Dec 23, 2022 · Local Democracy Reporting: Secret plans, health chaos, climate change among NZ’s top 2022 stories. Pacific Media Watch -. December 28, 2022. 0. By Conan Young , Local Democracy Reporting editor This year was another huge one for Local Democracy Reporting, with our reporters at the forefront of...
Apia Ocean Declaration to be ‘crown jewel’ of CHOGM climate …
1 day ago · The Apia Ocean Declaration emerged from a pressing need to protect the oceans, especially given the devastating impact of climate change on coastal and island nations. “We realised that while many discussions were happening globally, the oceans were often overlooked,” Scotland remarked. “In 2016, we recognised the necessity for collective ...
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Dec 21, 2021 · Professor Brij Lal: A champion of democracy and Fiji’s finest scholar. APR editor -. December 26, 2021. 1. OBITUARY: By Professor Biman Prasad Brij Vilash Lal, banished from the land of his birth by the Bainimarama government in November 2009 for championing democracy...
Ramos-Horta challenges Pacific’s biggest threat to media freedom ...
Jun 5, 2022 · Small victory, big tick A small victory maybe. But it got a big tick from Timor-Leste Journalists Association president Zevonia Vieira and her colleagues.
Latest covid-19 reports roundup across the Pacific
Feb 9, 2022 · French Polynesia records first covid death in four months. French Polynesia has recorded 1058 new cases of covid-19 over the last 72 hours taking the total to 2974. One death has been recorded — the first since October, taking the death toll to 637. More than a third of the covid-19 cases are the omicron variant.
Media advocates tell of struggle for ‘survival and truth’ at Asia ...
Nov 25, 2021 · Another keynote speaker, Dr David Robie, founding director of the Pacific Media Centre and retired professor of Pacific journalism at AUT, condemned a “surge of global information pollution”. Disinformation damaging democracy He outlined how disinformation was damaging democracy and encouraging authoritarianism across the Pacific, singling out Fiji and Papua New Guinea for particular ...
NZ border reopens to international and Pacific visitors tonight
May 1, 2022 · RNZ News. For the first time in more than two years, New Zealand’s border will reopen to international visitors at midnight tonight. On 19 March 2020, New Zealand snapped its border shut to anyone without citizenship or residency, before any covid-19-related deaths were recorded.. It was the first time in our history such a move was made, with the ban also including those from the Pacific.