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PCC appeals to Chilean authorities after troops fire on Rapa Nui protesters

17:42 December 07th, 2010
Rapa Nui victim

An unnamed woman with a head wound from a rubber bullet during the Chilean crackdown on indigenous Rapa Nui land rights activists. Photo: PCC

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The Pacific Conference of Churches has appealed to Chilean authorities to restrain from using force in the crackdown on indigenous Rapa Nui protesters campaigning to retain their ancestral land.

A church statement from Suva called for a ” peaceful outcome”.

The appeal came today after reports that armed Chilean soldiers opened fire early on Friday morning on unarmed Rapa Nui civilians with rubber bullets, buckshot and tear gas. Read more »

Mandela expected at peace day in Ambon

11:11 November 09th, 2009

Press Release – West Papua Media Alerts

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Nobel Peace Prize winners Nelson Mandela of South Africa and Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh have been invited to attend the 29th World Peace Day commemoration ceremony in the scenic eastern Indonesian city of Ambon this month. …
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Sydney protest supports Indonesian asylum seekers

11:36 November 02nd, 2009

Press Release – The Refugee Action Collective

A protest at the Sydney office of the Immigration Department, on Monday will demand that the two boats of Tamil asylum seekers stranded in Indonesia be brought to Australia. “Kevin Rudd says government policy is ‘tough but humane’ on asylum seekers. The …
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‘Get real’ message on Filipino state response to disaster risk

8:49 October 20th, 2009
A Filipino carries his child to school during typhoon Onday flooding. Photo: Creyesinfo

A Filipino carries his child to school during typhoon Ondoy flooding. Photo: Creyesinfo

Pacific.Scoop
By Joel Saracho in Manila

From the mud and debris brought by storm Ondoy/Ketsana, the Filipino is expected to rise – like the proverbial phoenix – prompted by the resilience of the racial spirit and anchoring on the community’s display of solidarity.
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