20/08/2025
This week, WiM Fiji and PANG hosted a breakfast at Yue Lai, Flagstaff, with the visiting Jubi Media Papua delegation — including Victor Mambor (Co-founder), Juliana Lantipo (Editor), and independent filmmaker Dandy Laksono.
The 3-member team shared openly about their work documenting human rights abuses and conflict in West Papua. Over breakfast, they spoke about the threats, discrimination, and challenges they face on a regular basis. These risks, they said, have become part of daily life.
Yet they persist, because: “If we don’t, who will ensure the voices and issues of West Papua are heard?”
They also shared on the personal and organisational strategies they use to keep reporting under such conditions, offering valuable lessons in resilience and solidarity for Fijian journalists.
Despite a busy news week with the Supreme Court hearings, Flying Fijians Test prep, and Deans rugby, the breakfast was an important moment to pause, connect, and share experiences with colleagues.
