Bill to repeal MIDA Act tabled in Fiji Parliament
Fiji's Attorney General Siromi Turaga has tabled the bill to repeal the Media Industry Development Act 2010.
While tabling the bill, Turaga said there is...
Media Act repeal a win for democracy and media freedom in Fiji
The Fijian Media Association (FMA) welcomes and celebrates the decision by Cabinet to table a Bill in Parliament to repeal the draconian Media Industry...
Fiji Government to repeal the Media Industry Development Act 2010
Fiji's Cabinet has approved the tabling of a Bill to repeal the Media Industry Development Act 2010 in Parliament, says Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.
The...
Climate crisis, pandemic, market isolation keeping Tuvalu on LDC list says PM Natano
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‘Respect sovereignty issue’ – PNG Marape on situation in West Papua
Any human rights issues in West Papua must not be overshadowed by the fact that the country remains under the sovereignty of Indonesia.
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By Caleb Jarvis, Trade and Investment Commissioner, PTI Australia
From media to development strategies, industry transformations to education, we are seeing unequivocally that the future...
Pacific migrant workers share their stories of human rights and climate mobility
The UN Human Rights Office has launched Pacific Climate Tales – an animated video series where migrant workers from the Pacific region share their...
How digital economy can improve livelihoods in the Pacific
UNCTAD sets out the policy actions needed for more people in the region to benefit from digital technologies.
UNCTAD published the first Pacific edition of...
Samoa’s police chief calls for government to repeal criminal defamation law
By Joyetter Feagaimaali’i
Samoa’s police chief wants the Pacific island country’s government to repeal a criminal libel law that has been criticised as a...
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