freedom of expression

March 23, 2018

Civicus raps 8 Pacific countries for ‘not doing enough’ to protect civic rights, press freedom

Commonwealth takes bold step to protect freedom of expression

Fiji government accused over human rights violations, free speech curb

Outrage, opposition to Cook Islands Rocketman ban

Philippine bishops call for vigilance amid ‘creeping dictatorship’

February 26, 2018

Papuan protesters claim police using covid rapid tests to curb free...

February 26, 2021

UN critics join global outrage over Duterte’s Rappler ‘free press’ attack

January 27, 2018

Graham Davis: Fiji’s draconian media law and a gag on truth

November 20, 2021

Chancellor defends UP as ‘bastion of academic freedom’ against military

January 20, 2021

To publish or not to publish? The media’s free-speech dilemmas in...

January 22, 2021

Pacific news journalists grapple with challenges of social media, harsh laws

June 14, 2018

Protests sweep Indonesia over new law criminalising ‘criticism’ of MPs

March 22, 2018

Maria Ressa found guilty in blow to Philippines’ press freedom

June 15, 2020

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The State of the NZ media

May 10, 2019

Fiji Times sedition trial assessors give unanimous ‘not guilty’ opinion

May 18, 2018

Outrage, opposition to Cook Islands Rocketman ban

June 18, 2019

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Navigating allegations of illegal foreign state meddling...

November 28, 2018

Disturbing Asia-Pacific millennials in the digital communication ecosystem

June 18, 2018

How Philippine state surveillance is used as a tool to silence...

March 23, 2018

Tongan tourism officials to ‘wipe out’ Miss Heilala over her criticisms

July 12, 2019

John Mitchell: Politicians’ love-hate relationship with media and The Fiji Times

January 8, 2023

Activist’s arrest shows Widodo ‘no different’ from Suharto, says AJI

March 8, 2019

Democratic struggle won’t end with ITE law revision, says Koman

February 24, 2021

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Does freedom of speech extend to far-right...

July 10, 2018

Weekend arrests fuel Fiji’s democracy debate

September 13, 2016

Stop harassing USP protesters, global human rights groups tell Fiji

June 20, 2020

Indonesia faces chance to prove it is more ‘journalist-friendly’ in 2017

December 16, 2016

Jakarta lashes out at UN annual report, denies intimidation of rights...

December 20, 2021

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Media’s fraught role in the Jami-Lee...

November 16, 2018

China isn’t the real threat to liberal democracy – ‘we are’,...

October 4, 2018

Disturbing Asian millennials in the digital communication ecosystem

June 17, 2018

Keith Jackson: Did dumb just get dumber and Sam Basil dig...

June 3, 2018

Fiji police question USP librarian as crackdown on criticism grows

June 16, 2020

RSF condemns new gagging threats to outspoken Philippine media outlets

February 8, 2018

Duterte vs Rappler: Declaration of war against Philippine media?

January 28, 2018

Vanuatu right to public information law now in force

February 7, 2017

Caitlin Johnstone: Zionism is strangling free speech in Australia

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March 9, 2025

PMC director condemns ‘targeting’ of journalists and silence on West Papua

May 5, 2018

When media freedom as the ‘oxygen of democracy’ and hypocrisy share...

July 15, 2024

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Have the rules of the game changed...

November 15, 2018

Pope Leo XIV expresses solidarity for ‘persecuted’ journalists seeking truth, calls...

May 13, 2025

Landmark PNG Supreme Court ruling toughens cybercrime law

August 6, 2024

Malaysia’s media crackdowns driven by a shaky, sensitive government

July 15, 2020

West Papua scores lowest democracy index, free expression declines