Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
Australia's refugee 'islands of despair'
By  • 21 March 2019
Australia's continued detention of about 1,000 refugees and asylum-seekers on two remote Pacific islands has garnered international criticism as details emerge of alarming rates of attempted suicide and poor medical care. Yet many Australians see…
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Papua New Guinea struggles after quake [program]
By  • 3 May 2018
Two months after a major earthquake devastated parts of Papua New Guinea's highlands, one of the world's most remote and diverse nations is still struggling to cope. The quake left more than a half million…
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Photographer spotlights Papua New Guinea's tribal dress
By  • 3 May 2018
With tribal traditions under threat, an effort to preserve culture through photography [caption id="attachment_9291" align="alignright" width="295"] Photographer and cinematographer Wylda Bayrón, with a boy in Papua New Guinea.[/caption] Over the course of her 14-year career, photographer…
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French journalists may face Indonesian immigration charges
By  • 8 September 2014
Two French journalists arrested in Indonesia in August on immigration charges are likely to go on trial and face up to five years in prison, Radio France Internationale reported, citing a lawyer for the men.…
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French journalists held in Indonesia
By  • 8 August 2014
Police in the Indonesian province of Papua arrested and jailed two French documentary-makers Aug. 6, Australian media reported. Thomas Dandois and Valentine Bourrat were making a documentary for the television channel Arte when they were…
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