Freedom of the Press 2007: Kiribati

A Radio Kiribati journalist was suspended for 20 days for “disobeying management orders” after airing a report with quotes from an Opposition Kiribati MP.

It’s no secret that the Pacific Islands will face rising sea levels, coastal flooding, and deadly storms as a result of climate change, a fact reiterated in this week’s report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Unfortunately, few people realize that these island nations are also home to a disappearing press sector. While […]

Kiribati needs robust media freedoms if it is to adapt successfully to future challenges from climate change, says the Pacific Freedom Forum, in welcoming the return to publishing by the Kiribati Independent newspaper.