By Kalafi Moala NUKU’ALOFA, 11 MAY 2026 (DEVPOLICY.ORG)—The importance of media freedom is recognised each year globally on 03 May. This year the Pacific Island country of Tonga commemorated Press Freedom Day just a week after one of the most frightening threats to that freedom which took place at a major media outlet. A hooded […]
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Shaping a Peaceful Pacific: PFF Marks World Press Freedom Day and Announces New Chair
PACIFIC FREEDOM FORUM World Press Freedom Day 2026 Statement May 4, 2026- On World Press Freedom Day 2026, the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF) joins journalists, editors and media advocates across the world in observing UNESCO’s theme, “Shaping a Future of Peace.” UNESCO has framed this year’s observance as a critical moment to reaffirm freedom of […]