Samoa PM’s lays heavy hand on local media

MEDIA freedom in the Pacific is once again under the spotlight – this time in

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Riots over Papua arrests

ELITE riot units have been deployed in Sorong, West Papua, as riots broke out on the streets when four freedom fighters were prosecuted by

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Solomons marks 47 years of freedom

THE Solomon Islands has marked the 47th anniversary of regaining independence from Great

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CIVICUS Monitor upgrades the condition of basic freedoms in Fiji to “narrowed” from “obstructed”

The CIVICUS Monitor has announced in a new report Wednesday that it has upgraded Fiji’s civic space to “Narrowed” from “Obstructed” in its annual ratings, with the expansion of space for civil society and the

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Samoa in press freedom’s top 20

Samoa has jumped into the top 20 in the latest press freedom index released by the global group Reporters Without Borders out of 180 countries and territories assessed. It is one of only two Pacific nations in the top

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