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Pacific Waves for Friday 23 August 2019
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Dateline Pacific for 23 August 2019
3:06 PM.Pacific Churches condemn racism against West Papuans; News stoush reveals struggles for press freedom in PNG; Pacific Islands Forum head says Gender based violence the biggest issue facing Pacific… Read more Audio
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Pacific Churches condemn racism against West Papuans
3:05 PM.The Pacific Conference of Churches has condemned what it calls institutional racism against West Papuans in Indonesia. This comes amid widspread protests in Papua region in response to harassment of… Read more Audio
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News stoush reveals struggles for press freedom in PNG
3:04 PM.The head of Papua New Guinea's EMTV News has got his job back at the free to air channel after being sacked two days earlier. Read more Audio
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Gender based violence seen as biggest issue facing women
3:03 PM.Lifting women's participation in regional peace and security has brought together participants from around the Pacific and beyond to Samoa for a two day gathering. Read more Audio
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Syrian refugee trying to help those detained in Nauru and PNG
3:02 PM.A Syrian refugee who settled in Canada after months living in limbo at Kuala Lumpur airport now wants to help refugees in Nauru and Papua New Guinea. Read more Audio