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TOP PACIFIC SCOOP: How journalists have been martyrs for justice in East Timor


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Pictured is filming a scene in the controversial movie Balibo about the murder of five Australian-based television journalists during the early stages of the Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975. Author and analyst Dr Clinton Fernandes writes in an article about the vital role of journalists: The struggle for justice is not a contest between Indonesians and non-Indonesians. Rather, it is a contest between those around the world who want to justice to prevail and those who want to see impunity prevail.
* Review of Shooting Balibo on Scoop Books
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International wetlands body investigates Lake Kutubu pollution

8:47 November 20, 2009Articles, Papua New Guinea1 comment
Lake Kutubu pollution in the Southern Highlands stirs questions for Papua New Guinea. Photo: Reportage-Enviro

Lake Kutubu's toxic pollution in the Southern Highlands stirs urgent questions for Papua New Guinea. Photo: Reportage-Enviro

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By Calliste Weitenberg

An international body for the protection of wetlands is investigating acute toxic pollution and a Papua New Guinea government approved plan for a $15.6 billion mining project at Lake Kutubu – a world listed site.

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East Timor – the role of journalists in the freedom struggle

8:52 November 19, 2009Articles, Timor-Leste 0 comments

The Santa Cruz massacre in Dili changed global perceptions of East Timor. Photo: Innareis

The Santa Cruz massacre in Dili changed global perceptions of East Timor. Photo: Innareis

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Opinion – By
Clinton Fernandes

The struggle for justice is not a contest between Indonesians and non-Indonesians. Rather, it is a contest between those around the world who want to justice to prevail and those who want to see impunity prevail.

In 1975, Indonesia illegally invaded East Timor. This triggered an international armed conflict to which the 1949 Geneva Conventions applied.

During the 24-year occupation, there were numerous reports of killings, famine, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The minimum conflict-related death toll was 102,800.
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PNG government set to disband riots probe after ‘aliens’ media furore

8:48 November 18, 2009Articles, Papua New Guinea, West Papua 0 comments
Jamie Maxtone-Graham ... chairman of the controversial parliamentary probe into the anti-Asian riots in May. Photo: PMC

Jamie Maxtone-Graham ... chairman of the controversial parliamentary probe into the anti-Asian riots in May. Photo: PMC

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By Pacific Media Watch

Papua New Guinea’s parliamentary bipartisan committee investigating the anti-Asian rioting in May will be disbanded, a senior government source has revealed.

“It has lost its credibility,” the source, who did not wish to be identified, told The National on Saturday, referring to the controversial bipartisan committee chaired by MP Jamie Maxtone-Graham.

The panel is seeking to establish what triggered the May protests and looting of shops owned and operated by Chinese in the Highlands and Port Moresby.
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A gifted NZ diplomat who stood taller than most in the Pacific

9:14 November 17, 2009Articles, Cook Is, NZ1 comment
Tia Barrett ... NZ's late High Commissioner to the Cook Islands. Photo: PMC

Tia Barrett ... NZ's late High Commissioner to the Cook Islands. Photo: PMC

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Tribute – By Thakur Ranjit Singh

The passing away of a gentleman and career diplomat, Tia Barrett, has come as a shock to those who knew him.

As somebody who was fortunate to have met him in Fiji between 1998 and 2001, when he was heading the High Commission in Suva, I always had a desire to reestablish that contact New Zealand, but that dream will now remain unfulfilled by his sudden departure.

He was in Suva during very troubled times with two significant events.
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Media lobby group calls for independent review in PNG ‘aliens’ controversy

9:26 November 16, 2009Articles, Papua New Guinea 0 comments
The controversial Post-Courier story.

The controversial Post-Courier story. Image: PMC

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Pacific Media Centre news desk

A Pacific regional media lobby group has called on Papua New Guinea’s Post-Courier daily newspaper to seek an independent review of a story which it describes as a “journalistic nightmare”.
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Message for Samoan media – let’s talk issues, not personalities

17:18 November 14, 2009Articles, Cook Is, Fiji, NZ, Palau, Samoa, Vanuatu2 comments
Katharine Hepburn ... lessons for the media. Photo: Legacy

Katharine Hepburn ... lessons for the Samoan media. Photo: Legacy

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Opinion – By Tupuola Terry Tavita in Apia

Screen legend and Hollywood socialite Katharine Hepburn was once asked by a reporter if she felt she was more famous for her acting abilities than her, well, eccentric personality.

She replied: “Show me an actress who isn’t a personality and you’ll show me a woman who isn’t a star.”

In a quirky way, it’s one of the main problems facing media coverage in Samoa today – and possibly everywhere else.
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Filipino journalist accuses rival PNG newspaper of ‘aliens’ story fabrication

19:09 November 13, 2009Articles, Papua New Guinea 0 comments
The front page story that angered Papua New Guinea's Pinoy migrant community. Image: PMC

The front page story that angered Papua New Guinea's Pinoy migrant community. Image: PMC

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By Pacific Media Watch

A senior journalist on the Malaysian-owned National newspaper has accused the rival Rupert Murdoch daily Post-Courier of  “fabricating” a front page lead story claiming 16,000 alien Filipinos are living in Papua New Guinea.

The story was splashed by the Post-Courier on November 10 under the banner headline:  “16,000 ‘aliens’” plus a subheading declaring “More than 80 per cent of Filipinos living illegally” in Papua New Guinea.
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Sarkozy heralds ‘new approach’ towards French Pacific

9:49 November 13, 2009Articles, Fiji, NZ, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Tahiti, Vanuatu 0 comments

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By Oceania Flash in Paris

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has signalled a new approach from Paris towards its overseas departments, countries and territories – including those in the Pacific.
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‘Mosquito land’ – the real people in Bougainville’s squatter camps

11:08 November 12, 2009Articles, Papua New Guinea 0 comments
Buka airport ... the Mosquito urban camp is nearby. Photo: PMC

Buka airport ... the Mosquito urban camp is nearby. Photo: PMC

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By Gorethey Kenneth in Buka

Today we bring you a report from the back of the Buka airport and – to be precise – the Mosquito urban camp where a lot of people regarded as “illegal squatters” live.

But this piece will also detail how they are influential and contribute to the development and human resource of Bougainville.
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Deciding our fate in the Pacific – facing up to the climate change summit

9:32 November 12, 2009Articles, Fiji, Vanuatu 0 comments
The Esperanza on its Queensland campaign against the Mackay coal facility expansion. Photo: PMC

Flashback: The Greenpeace ship Esperanza on her Queensland campaign against the Mackay coal facility expansion. Photo: PMC

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Opinion – By Fenton Lutunatabua in Suva

The welcome to Vanuatu was in the form of kava – much stronger than the Fijian version but not surprisingly the law students from Fiji in Port Vila already had their tongues tamed.
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