Media law

April 5, 2019

SPECIAL REPORT: Assumptions Vs Facts – How the Assange Case Confronts Our Biases

Australian student journos explore Fiji media landscape with USP team

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

Vanuatu plans cyber crime law to target Facebook ‘false claims’

Repeal Fiji’s media law and start with ‘clean slate’, says CFL...

March 24, 2023

Duterte vs Rappler: Declaration of war against Philippine media?

January 28, 2018

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

November 16, 2018

Australian lawyer accused of ‘bullying’ in Vanuatu court clash with journalists

March 20, 2018

Asian and Pacific nations struggling over media self-censorship, says RSF

April 24, 2019

Samoan police arrest anti-government blogger ‘King Faipopo’

February 12, 2019

Fiji Times Four ‘relieved’ sedition newspaper freedom ordeal is over

May 23, 2018

Sano Malifa: Criminal libel and PM Tuilaepa’s ‘gift’ from American Samoa

January 8, 2018

Duterte top state lawyer asks Supreme Court to shut ‘abusive’ media...

February 11, 2020

PNG parliamentarian faces cyber crime charges over K250m Ok Tedi claim

August 21, 2020

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Intense speculation on Budget leaking and hacking

May 29, 2019

Political Roundup: Ardern’s “Christchurch Call” might not be so simple

April 29, 2019

Philippine Solicitor-General seeks gag order against top TV channel

February 18, 2020

‘We’ll scrap Fiji’s Media Act … and allow free press,’ says...

July 30, 2022

Fiji newspaper sedition trial – Fiji Times Four found not guilty

May 22, 2018

Court bars overseas travel for accused Fiji Times publisher

January 25, 2017

Vanuatu police question journalists over ‘detained’ vehicle story

July 19, 2019

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Winston Peters’ fight against “filthy” politics

November 9, 2017

MEAA blasts ‘disturbing assaults’ on press freedom after new ABC raid

June 5, 2019

Rappler challenges Duterte’s ‘media powers’ in democracy fight back

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February 2, 2020

Pacific journalists’ resilience shines through at historic conference

July 16, 2024

Fiji’s draconian media law to be repealed for ‘free society’, says...

January 2, 2023

JERAA urges US to drop spy charges – return Assange to...

February 18, 2024

Timor-Leste free speech, criminal defamation and protecting Maun Bo’ot (‘Big Brother’)

July 3, 2019

PODCAST: Media bias, propaganda and conflict-force fact-vacuums in a disinformation age

Selwyn Manning -

June 22, 2023

RSF concerned about ‘lack of evidence’ in US extradition case against...

February 29, 2020

Rappler challenges president’s ‘media powers’ in democracy fight back

January 23, 2020

Vanuatu right to public information law now in force

February 7, 2017

Maria Ressa, Rey Santos Jr convicted of cyber libel in Philippines

June 15, 2020

Ramos-Horta slams criminal libel plan – threat to rights in Timor-Leste

June 9, 2020

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

March 23, 2018

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Police apologise to Nicky Hager for “dirty...

June 13, 2018

Plea deal ends personal ordeal for Julian Assange, but still media...

June 25, 2024

O’Neill warns PNG about laws to crack down on media, freedom...

February 8, 2024

Media rights groups protest against Timor’s draft defamation law

June 11, 2020

Nine-Fairfax merger warning for investigative media – and democracy

August 1, 2018

PNG Communications Minister calls for media to ‘protect, preserve Pacific identity’

July 14, 2024

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

June 14, 2018

Historic day for Fiji journalism as ‘draconian’ media law scrapped

April 6, 2023

Rappler chief Ressa appeals over cyber libel conviction, cites errors, ‘malice’