Papua governor Lukas Enembe’s legal drama and tragedy in Jakarta
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
Last Monday, suspended Papua Governor Lukas Enembe was indicted on gratification, bribery and corruption charges in Indonesia’s central Corruption Criminal...
PNG law change empowers police to use lethal force in kidnapping, domestic terrorism
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea police will be able to use lethal force to deal with crimes that come under “domestic...
Critical D-day over Papua governor Lukas Enembe’s legal nightmare?
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
Next month, on July 10, six months will have passed since Papua’s Governor Lukas Enembe was “kidnapped” and flown to...
NGOs work in ‘public interest – not foreign lackeys’, says activist in Jakarta libel case
Asia Pacific Report
A defendant in an Indonesian case of alleged defamation, Fatia Maulidiyanti, has hit back at a statement by Coordinating Minister for Maritime...
South Australia adopts draconian new law curbing peaceful climate protest
A bill introducing harsh penalties and extending the scope of a law applying to those who obstruct public places has been passed after an...
Latest Okinawan Island Studies journal features social justice activism and advocacy
Asia Pacific Report
A new edition of the Okinawan Journal of Island Studies features social justice island activism, including a case study of Aotearoa New...