Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF)

IFEX members call on the Prime Minister of Tonga to cease threats of suspension of journalist Viola Ulakai and respect his past commitment to press freedom in the country.

34 IFEX members are supporting RSF’s initiative to create the position of a Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for the Safety of Journalists.

This statement was originally published on PFF’s Facebook page on 13 March 2016. Free media need support from all political parties, not just the government of the day, says PFF, the Pacific Freedom Forum. “We welcome moves by the new government of Vanuatu to rebuild the public broadcaster,” says PFF Chair Titi Gabi, commenting on […]

Government in the Cook Islands must withdraw an injunction stopping media from publishing a constitutional opinion that criticises overspending, says the Pacific Freedom Forum.

Publishers, editors and media companies should be added to law amendments lifting criminal fines from journalists. “We welcome the law amendment removing fines from journalists as a sign that Fiji is finally turning back towards a free media environment,” says PFF Chair Titi Gabi.

“Gaining power through a vote of no confidence does not give government the mandate from voters to potentially threaten their freedoms of speech,” said PFF in reference to Vanuatu’s proposed media law.

Free expression and human rights organisations have reacted to the government of Nauru’s decision to block certain services on the internet and to amend the criminal code to impose new penalties on expression.

Nauru’s Facebook ban follows government censorship of state media and a new $8,000 fee (approximately USD $6,340) for foreign media to enter the country, according to opposition critics.