Articles by Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF)
Let media council address free speech concerns, Samoa police urged
Samoa police must stop abusing their powers and let the national media council address free speech concerns, says regional media watchdog the Pacific Freedom Forum, PFF.
Stop failing Pacific press test, PFF tells Australia and PNG
Australia and Papua New Guinea must review media relations after two separate but equally “shocking” bans on PNG press, says PFF, the Pacific Freedom Forum.
Fiji urged to abandon outdated sedition laws
Pending charges that may be upgraded to sedition stem from an opinion piece in an indigenous language newspaper, “Nai Lalakai”, criticising the role of Muslims in the Fiji government.
Indonesia urged to fulfil promises as deadline looms on Papua press blocks
Indonesia has less than three months to deliver “full and free” press access to Papua provinces, says PFF, warning that
“Jakarta risks global condemnation if it continues to ignore the facts”.
Australia: Free expression detained?
25 IFEX members question Australia’s detention of dissident journalists, cartoonists and actors at Manus Island.
Fiji lifts media ban on three foreign journalists
The lifting of a media ban on three foreign journalists is welcome, says PFF, but Fiji’s plans for accreditation raise new concerns.
Canada must prioritise free expression rights in relationship with China
IFEX members call on Prime Minister Trudeau to put human rights, especially free expression and press freedom, at the heart of the Canada-China relationship.
Regional journalists call for job safety for PNG media
Following a machete attack on two journalists, Papua New Guinea media bosses were urged to provide more security and insurance to protect their staff.