Indonesian media ‘favours state voice’ on West Papua, PJR research finds
By Kelvin Anthony
News media in Indonesia act as “government loudspeakers” by advancing a one-sided narrative regarding the conflict in West Papua, a new study...
Allegations over cult leader feature in new Muslim Media Watch monitor
Pacific Media Watch
A new media monitoring watchdog, Muslim Media Watch, published its first edition today featuring a cover story alleging that a Malaysian cult...
OPM leader calls for ‘world indigenous UN’ – end to Papuan colonisation
Asia Pacific Report
The leader of the Free Papua Organisation (OPM) has called for the establishment of a “United Indigenous Nations” for global justice and...
Researchers warn over climate crisis ‘fringe views’ danger as NZ election nears
By David Robie
Two researchers examining responses to conspiratorial pandemic narratives have warned Aotearoa New Zealand not to be complacent over the risk of fringe...
New documentary, human rights report allege Indonesian atrocities in West Papua
By David Robie
A new documentary and human rights report have documented savage attacks in 2021 by Indonesian security forces on a remote West Papuan...
Macron warns of ‘new colonialism’ in Pacific, but clings to French ‘colonies’
ANALYSIS: By Ravindra Singh Prasad
In a historic first visit to an independent Pacific state by a sitting French president, President Emmanuel Macron has denounced...