The Government of Samoa has rejected claims that its move against the Samoa Observer amounts to an attack on media freedom, saying the action was driven by “persistent unprofessional and unethical ...

Fresh from banning the country's only daily newspaper, Samoa's government is now developing rules for all media outlets, that ...

The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) expresses deep concern over the Government of Samoa’s decision to ban the Samoa Observer, one of the country’s longest-serving independent newspapers.

The IPI global network calls on Samoan Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt to immediately reverse an order banning the Samoa Observer from attending his weekly press conferences, and ...

Banning an entire news organization from press conferences hurts the public interest as people will lose access to independent reporting on matters of national importance.” ...