Press Release – NIWA

NIWA scientists leave for Brisbane this Friday 28 January. They will join Geosciences Australia in assessing the impacts of the devastating floods that recently hit eastern Australia. These floods, which peaked in the final weeks of 2010 and into 2011, are … Read more »

Press Release – Pacific Island Forum

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is this week hosting seven Smaller Island State and Pacific Plan Desk Officers for a workshop to discuss the Pacific Plan and their role in supporting Member States engage on issues around regional cooperation and … Read more »

Press Release – Womad

17 Hippies (GERMANY) – With a band history that reads like a chronicle of Berlin’s music scene – from Krautrock to punk, jazz and classical music – 17 Hippies embraces everything from French chanson, to American folk, to Eastern European dirges. Through … Read more »

Press Release – Womad

Eastern European hippies, Colombian electro-acoustic trail-blazers, traditional Cambodian musicians, an award-winning Kiwi artist, a Pacific treasure, cultural performance groups from New Zealand and Hawai’i, and a stunning flags project join the WOMAD … Read more »

Press Release – West Papua Media Alerts

The Australian Greens have called for the Government to cut all military ties with Indonesia in response to light jail terms handed down yesterday to Indonesian soldiers who tortured two Papuan men. Read more »

Press Release – Porirua Festival of the Elements

Benjamin (Ben) Fifita Makisi, New Zealand’s premier Polynesian Tenor, will be performing at the 2011 Festival of the Elements this Waitangi Day, February 6, at Te Rauparaha Park, Porirua. Ben is of Samoan and Tongan descent and has graduated … Read more »

Press Release – West Papua Advocacy Team

The West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT), East and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and TAPOL condemn the Indonesian government’s failure to hold Indonesian military personnel responsible for the grave crime of torture of two Papuans. The torture was revealed … Read more »

Press Release – America.gov

MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State. Just a couple of items before taking your questions. The Secretary has arrived in Guanajuato, Mexico and is meeting with Foreign Minister Espinosa and will travel later on today to Mexico … Read more »

Press Release – America.gov

MR. GIBBS: Before I get started, let me — I want to read a brief statement from the President on the terrorist attack in Moscow today. “I strongly condemn this outrageous act of terrorism against the Russian people at the Domodedovo Airport. I want to … Read more »

Press Release – Human Rights Watch

Over the past 12 years Indonesia has made great strides in becoming a stable, democratic country with a strong civil society and independent media. However, serious human rights concerns remain. While senior officials pay lip service to protecting human … Read more »