Tag: threats
Trump’s ‘Riviera’ plan for Gaza heralds an age of naked fascism
COMMENTARY: By Sawsan Madina
I watched US President Donald Trump’s joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week in utter disbelief. Not...
Crackdown on activists, free expression in Papua as Indonesia eyes UN Human Rights role
Asia Pacific Report
The state of civic space in Indonesia has been rated as “obstructed” in the latest CIVICUS Monitor report.
The civic space watchdog said...
20 MPs walk out as PNG’s Tkatchenko apologises for ‘media trolls’ comment
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
The last time Papua New Guinea heard “there is a stranger in the House” was when two men walked...
Micronesia’s president Panuelo claims spying and bribery by China
By Barbara Dreaver
The President of the Federated States of Micronesia has made a series of disturbing claims against China, including alleging spying, threats to...
Sedition, e-libel is the new media front line
By David Robie
One of Fiji’s best investigative journalists and media trainers ended up as a spin doctor and henchman for wannabe dictator George Speight....