As the nation heads toward an election, recent events in the Solomon Islands are a reminder that strong economic relationships … Continue reading Opinion: Australia must stop viewing the Pacific as its neighbourhood to fix
Hon. Belden Norman Namah, MP Leader of the Opposition Approved for release: 10th of March 2022. Prime Minister James Marape’s … Continue reading PM Marape Should Say Something about West Papua vs Indonesia, not Just Russia vs Ukraine
PORT VILA, VANUATU (21 January 2022): Talks have begun between the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat and the Pacific Islands … Continue reading MSG SECRETARIAT & PIFS COMMENCE TALKS ON EDF11 SPIRIT PROJECT
New Caledonia’s pro-independence Palika party says the French decision to maintain next month’s referendum date amounts to a declaration of … Continue reading Palika says keeping New Caledonia referendum date is ‘declaration of war’
ByChris Saltmarsh West Papuans are combining their struggle against Indonesian occupation with the fight against ecological destruction – and pointing … Continue reading COP26 Can Learn From West Papua’s Green Resistance
David Amess, one of the longest internships of British MPs sitting in the House of Commons from the Conservative Party, … Continue reading West Papua Loses David Amess, one of the longest internships of British MPs
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September 13, 2021 The National By MIRIAM ZARRIGA https://melanesia.news.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/241277151_4167783473330239_2890796993595893839_n-1.png A 37-YEAR-old man, accused of practising sorcery,… Continue reading Kul Village, Madang: Beheaded over sorcery
Revelations that Australia knew about atrocities by Indonesian military but did nothing are ‘deeply disturbing’, Human Rights Watch says Human … Continue reading Inquiry needed into Australia’s silence on West Papuan massacre, human rights groups say
Suspected separatist rebels killed four construction workers and were holding four people hostage in the latest burst of violence in … Continue reading Suspected Rebels Kill 4 Workers, Take Hostages in Indonesia’s Papua Region
81 years on and the message of Marcus Garvey still rings a bell to the struggles of black people. Marcus … Continue reading 81 years on and the message of Marcus Garvey still rings
