Papua New Guinea: Media restrictions and cybercrime law undermine freedom of expression Published at 28.08.2024 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest restrictive law bureaucratic restriction protestor(s) detained land rights Read more
Papua New Guinea: Cybercrime law used to criminalise expression while concerns remain around proposed media law Published at 12.03.2024 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling harassment excessive force protest criminal defamation Read more
Papua New Guinea: Attack on media workers, flags taken down while mining company forced to talk to communities Published at 17.10.2023 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: women positive CS development attack on journalist labour rights protest environmental rights non state actors Read more
Papua New Guinea: Multiple protests against government actions and increasing restrictions on the press Published at 20.06.2023 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth indigenous groups protest extractive industries restrictive law bureaucratic restriction land rights Read more
Slow progress in ensuring accountability for unlawful killing of protesters in PNG while journalists face restrictions and threats Published at 30.12.2022 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption killing of protestors intimidation harassment excessive force Read more
PNG government commits to reforms at UN review but press freedom concerns remain Published at 14.07.2022 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship intimidation positive CS development Read more
Despite UN rights review, attacks on press freedom continue in PNG with suspension of journalist Published at 15.02.2022 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment women political interference Read more
Consultation on freedom of information policy in PNG, protests against mandatory vaccinations Published at 29.09.2021 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development access to info. law labour rights protest Read more
Lawyer assaulted following corruption report, protest disrupted and journalists attacked in PNG Published at 06.07.2021 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: torture/ill-treatment attack on journalist protest protest disruption women non state actors Read more
Landowners hold sit-in protest for compensation while 2016 protesters file lawsuit Published at 15.04.2021 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest land rights Read more
Advocacy groups and activists continue campaign against mining projects in PNG despite threats Published at 23.11.2020 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries HRD threatened land rights environmental rights intimidation Read more
New PNG pandemic law puts rights at risk while groups protest against mine and domestic violence Published at 25.08.2020 Country Papua New Guinea Category Latest Developments Tags: protest restrictive law women environmental rights land rights Read more
