Tag: Papua New Guinea
West Papua high on agenda as MSG leaders set to convene in Port Vila
By Kelvin Anthony
The Pacific region’s focus will shift briefly to Port Vila next week when Vanuatu hosts the heads of governments from Fiji, Papua...
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...
Wenda accuses Jakarta of crackdown in response to Papuan MSG rallies
Asia Pacific Report
Indonesia has stepped up its campaign of repression against West Papuans peacefully rallying for full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG),...
Macron urges Kanaky New Caledonia ‘compatriots’ to chart united path
RNZ Pacific
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged New Caledonia to forge a common future after the most recent “no” independence vote.
During his visit to...
Iconic peace researcher Owen Wilkes exposed global covert military activity and inspired NZ’s nuclear-free status
REVIEW: By Ken Mansell
The recent publication of a book of essays honouring the life of legendary New Zealand peace researcher and activist Owen Wilkes...
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear waste plan stirs ‘Pacific Chernobyl’ risk protests
By Peter Boyle in Sydney
As Pacific communities protest the Japanese government’s plan to dump more than a million tonnes of radioactive waste water from...