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Fiji deports Murdoch?s newspaper publisher May 2nd, 2008 SUVA, May 2 (Reuters) - Fiji?s military government deportedthe Australian publisher of Rupert Murdoch?s Fiji Timesnewspaper on Friday, after declaring him a threat to nationalsecurity. The move is the latest crackdown on the media in Fiji sincemilitary commander Frank Bainimarama seized power in abloodless coup in late 2006, and comes amid growinginternational criticism of the slow progress in returning theisland chain to democracy.

Fiji's military government deported the Australian publisher of Rupert Murdoch's Fiji Times newspaper on Friday, after declaring him a threat to national security.