Articles by Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF)
Media call on Samoa to reconsider defamation laws – again
Samoa repealed its defamation laws in 2013 but reintroduced criminal defamation with harsher penalties in 2017.
Papua New Guinea must look deeper at alarming suppression of journalists
A prominent radio host was suspended and subsequently terminated from work after he interviewed an opposition leader.
“Self-censorship is a real and pressing challenge” in the Pacific
Pacific Freedom Forum said “disinformation campaigns create fracture and divide our communities.”
Papua New Guinea journalist and gender activist charged with defamation
Pacific Freedom Forum has expressed concern over the detention and the charges filed against journalist Hennah Joku.
Defamation case in Palau seen as ‘knee-jerk’ response and threat to transparency
National newspaper “Island Times” was sued over its report on leaked taxation documents.
Financial constraints biggest threat to Pacific media freedoms
The report ranks all 14 Pacific Island nations according to the state of media freedoms in each country.
Pacific Freedom Forum launches inaugural survey of media freedoms in the Pacific
The results will be used to create a media freedom index in the Pacific.
The role of Pacific media in addressing the climate crisis
Pacific journalists are crucial in raising awareness about the crisis and holding developed nations accountable.