Solomon Islands to ban foreign journalists who are not ‘respectful’ – report

Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare. His office says journalists who were not respectful in their coverage could face being banned from the country. Photograph: Rick Rycroft/AP

The Solomon Islands government has reportedly threatened to ban foreign journalists from entering the Pacific nation if they are not “respectful” or if they engage in “racial profiling” in stories about the country’s ties with China.

The office of the prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, issued a statement on Wednesday saying that overseas journalists needed to understand they could not operate in the Pacific the same way they did in other countries, the ABC has reported.