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Freedom of the Press 2016: Solomon Islands
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Freedom of the Press 2015: Solomon Islands
Ranked 52nd in annual global media freedom report
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Freedom of the Press 2013: Solomon Islands
Ranked 55th in annual global media freedom report
There is a small error in our protest letter about the Solomon Islands. The first sentence of the last paragraph should read "Malaitan" rather than "Malay" immigrants.
The corrected version follows. RSF regrets the error.
According to information collected by RSF, Angiki has been threatened several times by Andrew Nori, one of the leaders of the Malaita Eagle Force (MEF) militia. On 27 September 2000, Nori phoned Angiki at his home in Gizo (an archipelago in the west of the Solomon Islands), threatening him with "reprisals" after the publication of an article on two web sites, Pasifik Nius and Pacific Islands Report. In his report, the journalist had stated that Nori had received money from the authorities. The MEF leader allegedly told the journalist that he and his family "were in danger" if he failed to withdraw his articles from the web sites and write a letter of apology. If not, according to Nori, Lesley Kwaiga, another leader of the MEF, could avenge him for this article.
Since 1998, the Isatabu Freedom Movement (IFM) and MEF militias have been fighting on Guadalcanal Island (in the east of the country) for the defence of native inhabitants and Malaitan immigrants, respectively. Over 60 people have been killed and 20,000 have been displaced.
Ranked 52nd in annual global media freedom report
Ranked 55th in annual global media freedom report
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SOUTH ASIA PRESS FREEDOM REPORT 2018-2019
Journalism in South Asia is far from an easy profession, as the 12th annual review of journalism in the region "The Campaign for Justice: Press Freedom in South Asia 2013-14" portrays. But this year's report also tells the story of the courage of South Asia's journalists to defend press freedom and to ensure citizens' right to information and freedom of expression in the face of increasing challenges to the profession and personal safety.
The report is the first created by the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) looking specifically at the experience of women journalists in the South Asia sub-region