Regional solidarity way forward for the Pacific
In the true Pacific way, Fijian Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama has called on fellow Pacific Leaders to strengthen ties and have greater understanding...
Papua New Guinea’s Universal Periodic Review
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 31 March 2021.
The Papua New Guinea government has failed to live up to commitments on women’s...
Bytes For All condemns social media suspension across Pakistan
This statement was originally published on bytesforall.pk on 16 April 2021.
Bytes For All strongly condemns the arbitrary suspension of various social media platforms in...
Nepal: Freedom Forum condemns harassment of journalists over critical reports about the prime minister
This statement was originally published on freedomforum.org.np on 17 April 2021.
Freedom Forum is alarmed over the harassment of journalists who have been reporting about...
RSF finds only 7% of countries offer a good environment for journalism
This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 20 April 2021.
The 2021 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) shows that...
Pacific pathway to Super Rugby sealed with Moana Pasifika, Fijian Drua confirmed to join in 2022
Super Rugby is about to get a Pacific injection with Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua officially confirmed as entrants in a new competition next...
A transformational and historic moment for Fiji Rugby as the Fijian Drua is welcomed into Super Rugby
he Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) today welcomed New Zealand Rugby’s announcement that it would award a conditional license to the Fijian Drua to participate...
Double voting surfaces in Samoa’s elections final count
Samoa’s Electoral Commissioner, Faimalōmatumua Mathew Lemisio confirmed today that some voters voted twice in last weeks’ elections and they will face legal action.
Double voting...
Unofficial close margins can be swung by special votes in Samoa
As Samoa awaits the official declaration of its 2021 General Elections, results of special votes are eagerly anticipated by those constituencies for which the...
Inclusion of three sports tennis, weightlifting, and va’a in 2022 Pacific Mini Games approved
Pacific Games Council has approved the CNMI’s request to include three more sports—tennis, weightlifting, and va’a (outrigger canoe)—to the calendar of events for the...
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Fiji PM defends democracy and economic reforms
Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to democracy, economic reform and national unity in his response to the Presidential address...
French ships visit Hobart amid regional tensions
As France announced it would increase its nuclear arsenal in a major development of its defence policy, its navy docked in Australia, sending a...
Commonwealth Secretary General warns global order is failing people
Commonwealth Secretary General Shirley Botchwey used her remarks at the 26th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) in London to highlight global challenges and...