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Malaysia in the Age of Inhibition

Malaysia in the Age of Inhibition

A few weeks in Malaysia have enabled me to wrap loose ends on an outreach project, a combo of counselling and trouble-shooting on poverty concerns, and not forgetting the reporting. ...

Ban on Papua Magazine, Attempt to Block the Press?

Ban on Papua Magazine, Attempt to Block the Press?

The Press Council says the ban on the first edition of Papua’s Pelita Magazine is considered as an attempt to block the press. Fidelis Jeminta, chief editor of Pelita Papua, said this was ordinary news with no ...

Public Servants Bearing Witness Vol. 4

Public Servants Bearing Witness Vol. 4

Public Servants BEARING WITNESS serves as a supplement to mainstream news’ output. P.S. BEARING WITNESS was created to help maintain an informed public by covering the major international stories mainstream me ...

Public Servants Bearing Witness Vol. 3

Public Servants Bearing Witness Vol. 3

Public Servants BEARING WITNESS serves as a supplement to mainstream news’ output. P.S. BEARING WITNESS was created to help maintain an informed public by covering the major international stories mainstream me ...

Public Servants Bearing Witness Vol. 2

Public Servants Bearing Witness Vol. 2

Public Servants BEARING WITNESS serves as a supplement to mainstream news’ output. P.S. BEARING WITNESS was created to help maintain an informed public by covering the major international stories mainstream me ...

Public Servants Bearing Witness Vol. 1

Public Servants Bearing Witness Vol. 1

What’s mainstream news not telling you? Quite a lot, actually. But that’s a problem Sarah Jones (@SarahJReports) endeavors to remedy as editor of the new monthly online publication “Public Servant ...

Brutal attacks and assassinations continue in West Papua crackdown

Brutal attacks and assassinations continue in West Papua crackdown

Search and arrest operations, raids and killings have been undertaken continuously by the Indonesian Special forces in an effort to eradicate the peaceful resistance movement led by the KNPB. Will the world stand qui ...

Indonesia colonial media in Papua exposed as “Fake Journalism”

Indonesia colonial media in Papua exposed as “Fake Journalism”

Indonesian owned media outlets in Papua have long been identified with Indonesian intellgience and propaganda agctivities, with many outlets being directly owned by military officers for profit, and almost all media ...

Sharp Increase in International Concern About Human Rights in West Papua

Sharp Increase in International Concern About Human Rights in West Papua

Indonesia's human rights record was reviewed by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. Concerns about human rights in Papua increased sharply since the last review in 2008, with a significant number of m ...

Indonesia Restricts Journalists, Activists in West Papua

Indonesia Restricts Journalists, Activists in West Papua

The Indonesian government has restricted the number of foreign journalists who are given access to enter West Papua and write about the situation there, according to a new report. ...

West Papua – Breaking the Media Blackout
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West Papua – Breaking the Media Blackout

50 years ago on the 1/12/61 West Papuans flew their flag for the first time in preparation for their independence from the Dutch. In 2011, despite ongoing repression, the Morning Star flag was once again flown across ...

Rwanda, Unsafe to Speak Out
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Rwanda, Unsafe to Speak Out

If there’s one person in the world that Kagame fears today, it is Victoire Ingabire - the Rwandan Aung San Suu Kyi ...

Missing Persons of Kashmir
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Missing Persons of Kashmir

Since the insurgency began in the 1980s, local people started going missing. By now, it is estimated that the total number of people missing in Jammu and Kashmir amounts to over 10,000. ...

India: US Journalist Deported for Reporting on Kashmir

India: US Journalist Deported for Reporting on Kashmir

As the Indian government scurried to deal with a growing outrage about unmarked mass graves unearthed in Kashmir, it deported an American journalist on Friday who was known for his critical reporting of human rights ...

Amnesty International: Continuing Violations of Human Rights in Indonesia

Amnesty International: Continuing Violations of Human Rights in Indonesia

In its annual report for 2011, released in May, Amnesty International issued a broad condemnation regarding the performance of Indonesian security forces and of the Indonesian judicial system, singling out for partic ...

Belarus: Lukashenko’s Crackdown Continues With Imprisonment of Polish Blogger

Belarus: Lukashenko’s Crackdown Continues With Imprisonment of Polish Blogger

Continuing his Crackdown of political opposition, Belarus' president Lukashenko arrests Polish Journalist and blogger-activist. ...

Mexico, Honduras Account for Nearly 25% of Journalists’ Deaths in 2010

Mexico, Honduras Account for Nearly 25% of Journalists’ Deaths in 2010

Mexico and Honduras saw significant declines in press freedoms last year. from VOA Breaking News The International Press Institute says that in 2010, the Americas moved closer to becoming the world’s most dange ...

Syria, Social Media & “Anti-Social” Activism

Syria, Social Media & “Anti-Social” Activism

Many of the chants are conveniently translated for the myriad spectators and commentators. The one we hear most in Syria is “The people want to topple the regime”. Note that word. People. It is people and ...

Belarus: Endangered Journalists in Europe’s Last Dictatorship
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Belarus: Endangered Journalists in Europe’s Last Dictatorship

Activist & head of 'Belarus Free Theatre' Natalia Koliada talks about life in Europe's last dictatorship after controversial election last December, a treacherous place for journalists, performers, activists and wome ...

Yemen: Government Shuts Down Al-Jazeera Offices
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Yemen: Government Shuts Down Al-Jazeera Offices

Authorities in Yemen have ordered Al-Jazeera's offices shut and its journalists stripped of accreditation, escalating a week-long series of reprisals against the station that has included beatings, expulsions, raids, ...