Worse West Papua human rights, ‘shrinking space’, says new report
By PMC Editor, September 29, 2017Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk West Papua has experienced a “significant aggravation” of the human rights situation in the past two years compared to previous years, says a new report from more than 40 faith-based and civil rights organisations. “Reports by local human rights defenders describe an alarming shrinking of democratic […]
Paris climate change pact ‘not enough to save us’, warns Fiji PM
By Nasik Swami in Suva Current national contributions by countries to the Paris Agreement on climate change are not enough to save the Pacific, says Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama. “We have to try to persuade the rest of the world to embrace even more ambitious action in the years to come, because we all […]
Wansolwara student journos report on West Papua human rights struggle
By Vilimaina Naqelevuki in Suva Media access to West Papua, where more than half a million of its indigenous people have reportedly been killed over five decades, remains restricted. News coverage of the alleged genocide is extremely difficult because of the restrictions on local and foreign media. Some West Papuan journalists have also died in […]
‘We’ll not be safe with Indonesia,’ says West Papua’s Benny Wenda
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland A lifelong campaigner for a free and independent West Papua has issued a stark warning to New Zealand politicians as he visits the country this week. Benny Wenda, a tribal chief of West Papua exiled to the United Kingdom by Indonesia, told Asia Pacific Report that time was running out […]
Magnitude 7.8 quake strikes Solomon Islands – tsunami warning eases
A tsunami warning has been issued for several Pacific countries – including Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu – following an earthquake with magnitude 7.8 about 68km off the coast of Kirakira in the Solomon Islands early today. The US Geological Survey (USGS) initially reported the quake at 4.18am local time as 8.0, […]
Sope praises Fidel Castro over Cuban backing for Vanuatu independence
By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila Former Vanuatu Prime Minister and the country’s first Roving Ambassador, Barak Sope, has expressed his personal tribute to the late Fidel Castro of Cuba who died late last week. Speaking from his home on Ifira in a telephone interview with the Daily Post, Barak Sope, who was one of […]
Regional meeting eyes Pacific climate migration and displacement
By Debbie Singh in Suva A regional meeting to consider key Pacific priorities and responsibilities for advancing commitments under international and regional policy frameworks on climate change migration and displacement opened in Suva today. Senior Pacific island government officials from Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, […]
West Papua to be granted full MSG membership
By PMC Reporter – October 10, 2016 West Papua will be granted full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) in December, 2016. The Vanuatu Daily Post reported that the announcement was made by the chairman of the MSG and prime minister of the Solomon Islands, Manasseh Sogavare, while he met with the chairman of […]
West Papua’s Black Brothers message to PNG musicians: ‘Stay committed’
By PMC Editor -September 20, 2016 -By Quintina Naime in Port Moresby Local musicians in Papua New Guinea are encouraged to stay committed to what they do in order to succeed in their music careers. Band manager and founder of the West Papuan group Black Brothers, Andy Ayamiseba, urges PNG musicians to always commit to […]
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