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WEST PAPUA: Free media advocate files UN plea against internet ‘blackout’, targeted by hacker

26 Aug

WEST PAPUA: RSF calls for immediate end to internet blackout

23 Aug

TONGA: Parliament hastily passes 2 bills to control internet access

9 Oct

REGION: Better ICTs could change media across the Pacific

18 May

NAURU: Facebook block 'temporary' to protect public from 'sex perverts'

13 May

NZ: Mixed reaction over 'gang of four' mass surveillance impact on election

17 Sep

NZ: PM Key accused of allowing secret 'spook' cable sensors to spy on citizens

16 Sep

GLOBAL: Vietnam, China, Pakistan and North Korea key 'enemies of internet'

13 Mar

NZ: Scoop’s co-founder and chief editor Thompson quits - or on sabbatical?

16 Jan

FIJI: Female candidate harassed on social media over involvement in politics

30 Oct

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Pacific Media Watch article

31 Mar

WEST PAPUA: NZ mine worker killed, two others wounded in Freeport shooting

By Victor Mambor
JAYAPURA (The Jakarta Post/RNZ Pacific/Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media Watch): A New Zealand employee of gold and copper mining company PT Freeport Indonesia was shot dead on Monday by gunmen in Timika, the capital city of Mimika regency in Papua.

Pacific Media Watch article

30 Mar

PNG: Pacific coronavirus: Indonesia issues ‘no mercy’ warning on border crossing

By Elias Nanau

PORT MORESBY (PNG Post-Courier/Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media Watch): Indonesia has issued a stern warning over illegal border crossers from Papua New Guinea.

This follows Indonesia stepping up its security measures at the border in response to the global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

The First Secretary to the governor for West Sepik, Adam Wangu, has already informed people via a social media forum.

Publication

17 Feb

Pacific Media Centre Annual Review 2019

The Pacific Media Centre (PMC) had another busy and productive year publishing, researching and providing advocacy on several Asia-Pacific issues.

Publication

31 Jul

Toktok No 39 / Winter 2019

PMC UNVEILS CREATIVE SHOWCASE

Event

Amnesty On Campus: Human rights and Southeast Asia

6pm - 8 pm, Wednesday, March 18
Pat Hanan Room, Arts 2, University of Auckland

CANCELLED AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PRECAUTION

AMNESTY ON CAMPUS UoA: HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Speakers:
Media freedom and Southeast Human Rights: Focus on the Philippines - Professor David Robie, director, Pacific Media Centre
West Papua - Author Maire Leadbeater
Violations against the Rohingya - Kyaw

Event

Melanesian Media Freedom Forum 2019

MELANESIAN MEDIA FREEDOM FORUM 2019 - November 11-13
The Melanesian Media Freedom Forum was developed to respond to increasing media repression in Melanesia and to future-proof press freedom, though trans-national regional co-operation and knowledge-sharing among Melanesian journalists, editors, publishers, press-freedom advocates and journalism scholars.