Articles by Pacific Islands News Association (PINA)
Staff at national broadcaster threatened, offices damaged
(PINA/IFEX) – On 26 May 2002, PINA Nius Online reported that staff were threatened and a glass door and computer equipment were damaged at the offices of the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC), the country’s national radio service. The events occurred in the countdown to the end of an amnesty on the return of guns. […]
French Pacific newspaper closes following pressure, attacks
(PINA/IFEX) – On 24 April 2002, the Pacific news agency PINA Nius Online reported that “Te Fenua Fo’ou”, weekly newspaper of the French Pacific territory of Wallis and Futuna, has announced its closure. This follows pressure on the newspaper – the only one in the territory – from the traditional king of Wallis and attacks […]
French Pacific newspaper faces new pressure from customary police
(PINA/IFEX) – On 2 April 2002, “Te Fenua Fo’ou”, the weekly newspaper of the French Pacific territory of Wallis and Futuna, said it has faced new pressures from the customary law enforcers of Wallis Island’s traditional king. An e-mail message from editor-in-chief Laurent Gourlez said that furniture was damaged and the phone ripped out. The […]
Newspaper shut down
(PINA/IFEX) – On 21 March 2002, an e-mail from “Te Fenua Fo’ou”, a newspaper in the French Pacific territory of Wallis and Futuna, said it was shut down by the king of Wallis Island’s traditional law enforcers. The move came amidst tension between the traditional ruler, called the “Lavelua”, and the French publisher and editor […]
Tonga-based editor and reporter charged
(PINA/IFEX) – A Tonga-based editor and reporter from the “Times of Tonga” have been charged by police following reports about the alleged wealth of King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency reported on 4 March 2002. The weekly “Times of Tonga” is published in Auckland, New Zealand, but circulates widely in the […]
Hundreds march for press freedom in New Caledonia
(PINA/IFEX) – On 2 March 2002, an estimated 500 people took to the streets of New Caledonia’s capital Nouméa to demonstrate support for press freedom, the daily “Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes” reported. The march was called by the French Pacific territory’s Human Rights League. It was organised in protest against recent assaults on the publisher of […]
Police urged to arrest minister who threatened newspaper
(PINA/IFEX) – On 23 February 2002, Solomon Islands police were urged to arrest a government minister and “gun-toting terrorists” who forced the “Solomon Star” newspaper to pay the minister Sol$5,000 (approx. US$1,000). International award-winning Samoan newspaper publisher Savea Sano Malifa made the appeal during his keynote address to the PINA News Media, Human Rights and […]
Editor-in-chief of radio station assaulted
(PINA/IFEX) – On 20 February 2002, New Caledonian radio station Radio Djiido reported that its editor-in-chief, Lucienne Moréo-See, was assaulted at her home near Nouméa, capital of the French Pacific territory. The radio station said Moréo-See was attacked by two men in the morning hours several days earlier. They assaulted the journalist and then left. […]