Tag: Papua New Guinea
Sir Julius Chan, one of Papua New Guinea’s founding fathers, dies aged 85
OBITUARY: By Scott Waide and Neville Choi
Papua New Guineans have launched an outpouring of grief and appreciation for the life of one of their...
Five Pacific region geopolitical ‘betrayals’ in 2024
COMMENTARY: By David Robie
With the door now shut on 2024, many will heave a sigh of relief and hope for better things this year.
Decolonisation...
PNG’s Parkop tells exiled Papuans ‘don’t lose hope – keep up the freedom struggle’
Asia Pacific Report
Governor Powes Parkop of Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby has appealed to West Papuans living in his country to carry on...
RSF tackles Taiwan’s media freedom ‘Achilles heel’, boosts Asia Pacific monitoring action
SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie in Taipei
It was a heady week for the Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — celebration...
Great journalism overview of troubling politics and violence in the Pacific region
BOOK REVIEW: By Anna-Karina Hermkens
Don't Spoil My Beautiful Face: Media, Mayhem and Human Rights in the Pacific is a sequel to two earlier published...
West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’
SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News
West Papuan independence advocate Octovianus Mote is in Aotearoa New Zealand to win support...