Protests in PNG

This item appears on page 19 of the August 2016 issue.

Papua New Guinea police fired on students from the University of Papua New Guinea who were gathered in the capital city of Port Moresby on June 9, injuring 23 people. The student protesters were calling for the prime minister, Peter O’Neill, to resign his position and answer to corruption charges. A warrant was issued for Mr. O’Neill’s arrest in 2014, but he has yet to be arrested or tried.