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Amnesty International has brushed off inflammatory comments made by Fiji's Attorney-General about the group's latest report into human rights in Fiji; Manus Island refugees from Muslim countries… Read more Audio

A lawyer representing an asylum seeker from Iran in Fiji has accused police of acting like 'thugs' after deporting his client back to Manus Island in PNG; Save the Children says it welcomes an… Read more Audio

The US abortion gag said to endanger Pacific women; Solution sought for over illegal fishing by Vietnamese vessels; Russian's plans in Kiribati met with scepticism; Tahiti floating village to test… Read more Audio

Flood-hit Fiji has a massive clean-up to deal with over Christmas; Solomons' police are standing by to re-arm; Mass demonstrations across West Papua and beyond lead to treason arrests; Inflation fears… Read more Audio

A decolonisation plebiscite on Guam that was due to be held last month is likely to be deferred to 2018; A real estate agent says Fiji is still "open for business" despite laws that threaten foreign… Read more Audio

An Amnesty International report brings Fiji torture back to the fore; The Fiji government says a woman was deported at short notice for swearing at the President of Fiji; Some foreign landowners say… Read more Audio

The eight police officers and one military officer who were convicted of rape and sexual assualt in Fiji, have been sentenced to up to nine years in jail; girls on the Vanuatu island of Tanna are… Read more Audio

A United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights, Franc¸ois Cre´peau, says Australia's human rights record has been tarnished by its migration policies; Fiji's opposition SODELPA party wants a… Read more Audio

Fiji court finds police and military guilty in Soko rape trial; Trump elections brings benefits and raises fears; Complaints piling up at Fiji media regulator; Increasingly Pacific people in New… Read more Audio

Refugees detained on Nauru and Manus Island could be resettled in North America, according to the Australian Newspaper; New Caledonia's political leaders are o sit down with the French prime minister… Read more Audio

It's ten years since the then head of Fiji's military Frank Bainimarama seized power in Fiji in the country's fourth coup in 20 years; More mass arrests at West Papuan demonstrations are clouding… Read more Audio

Human rights advocates are hoping an admission by the Fiji Prime Minister that the country has issues with torture and violence will trigger major changes; the lawyer representing asylum seekers… Read more Audio