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Govt rejects Fiji coup link to NZ (The Press)
The Government has rejected claims New Zealand diplomats and soldiers were linked to a plot to assassinate Fiji coup leader Frank Bainimarama.
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UN - Daily Press Briefing by the Offices of the Spokesperson for the Secretary ... - ISRIA (registra
UN - Daily Press Briefing by the Offices of the Spokesperson for the Secretary ... ISRIA (registration) However, since the December 2006 coup, there has been no increase in the number of Fijian troops participating in existing operations or any participation ... |
Fiji's children face bleak future as global crisis hits economy - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
 Scoop.co.nz (press release) | Fiji's children face bleak future as global crisis hits economy Scoop.co.nz (press release) Economically, Fiji was already on its knees when the financial crisis hit, with the country experiencing its fourth military coup barely a year earlier on ... |
Indo-Fijians and ethnic violence of the 2000 coup - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
 Scoop.co.nz (press release) | Indo-Fijians and ethnic violence of the 2000 coup Scoop.co.nz (press release) She detailed some of her findings in her recent book on the 2000 coup in Fiji – State of suffering: Political violence and community survival in Fiji. ... |
In Ban's UN, Tinker Bell and Bolton, Kentucky Fried Scapegoats - Inner City Press
 Inner City Press | In Ban's UN, Tinker Bell and Bolton, Kentucky Fried Scapegoats Inner City Press It was sponsored by Fiji, and headlined by C-FAM, which denounced Special Rapporteur Martin Scheinin for "redefining gender" and addressing gay rights. ... |
Watchdog: Political conflict dents media freedom in Thailand, Fiji - Earthtimes (press release)
Watchdog: Political conflict dents media freedom in Thailand, Fiji Earthtimes (press release) Fiji's military coup caused it to sink 73 places to 152nd as troops entered newsrooms to censor stories and foreign journalists were deported. ... |
Many more Fiji media questions need answers - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
 Scoop.co.nz (press release) | Many more Fiji media questions need answers Scoop.co.nz (press release) Has anybody dared to ask why since the unceremonious removal of Vijendra Kumar as editor of The Fiji Times by first coup leader Sitiveni Rabuka, ... |
Media 'investigates' Somare's upbeat comments about Fiji regime - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
 Scoop.co.nz (press release) | Media 'investigates' Somare's upbeat comments about Fiji regime Scoop.co.nz (press release) Fiji needed “time to get out of its political mayhem”. Radio New Zealand International reported Sir Michael as saying post-coup Fiji was like any democratic ... |
Mahatma Ghandi and Liberty of the Press : Lesson for Fiji and Indo-Fijian coup apologists
By VICTOR LAL In 1889 the British led Government of India published an Amendment in the Indian Official Secrets Act of 1889, coinciding with Mahatma Gandhi’s own newspaper The Indian Opinion in South Africa. Though his contemporaries in India were facing various repressive measures under Press Acts, Gandhi was not, during his entire stay in South Africa, handicapped in running his paper. The great Russian pacifist, Leo Tolstoy’s letter to Gandhi – Letter to a Hindoo – was published in the Ind
FIJI: Aussie Journo Expelled on Press Freedom Day Eve - Inter Press Service (subscription)
FIJI: Aussie Journo Expelled on Press Freedom Day Eve Inter Press Service (subscription), Italy - ... the coup of December 2006 which has resulted in the severe erosion of fundamental human rights, freedom of the press, and the rule of law in Fiji," said ... |
8 jailed for plot to kill Fiji's prime minister (Press Trust of India)
Suva (Fiji), Mar 5 (AP) Eight Fijian men were sentenced today to jail terms of three to seven years for their roles in a 2007 plot to assassinate the South Pacific island nation's prime minister.
Michael Field: Another blogger who gets it wrong? - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
 Scoop.co.nz (press release) | Michael Field: Another blogger who gets it wrong? Scoop.co.nz (press release) In a recent blog posting headed “Fiji Media Joins the Coup” well-known Pacific affairs journalist Michael Field called Nazhat Shameem a “coup perpetrators ... |
Govt rejects Fiji coup link to NZ - The Press
 BigPond News | Govt rejects Fiji coup link to NZ The Press The Government has rejected claims New Zealand diplomats and soldiers were linked to a plot to assassinate Fiji coup leader ... Men found guilty of plot against Bainimarama Fiji high court due to sentence eight for assassination plan Eight guilty of assassination plot |
Judge says Kiwi behind plot to assassinate Bainimarama (The Press)
A plot to assassinate Fiji coup leader Frank Bainimarama with bombs, runaway cars or food poisoning was led by a New Zealand millionaire businessman, a Fiji High Court justice has ruled.
Eight guilty of assassination plot - The Press Association
Eight guilty of assassination plot The Press Association A Fiji court found eight men guilty of conspiracy to murder in connection with a plot to assassinate the South Pacific island nation's prime minister. ... |
Fiji Crimes Decree's lower penalties could perpetuate coups, says CCF - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Fiji Crimes Decree's lower penalties could perpetuate coups, says CCF Scoop.co.nz (press release) These provisions of the new Crimes Decree perpetuate the coup-culture in Fiji and do not take into account the severity of crimes of this nature,” Rev ... |
Crimes Decree Perpetuates Coups - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
 Fijivillage | Crimes Decree Perpetuates Coups Scoop.co.nz (press release) These provisions of the new Crimes Decree perpetuate the coup-culture in Fiji and do not take into account the severity of crimes of this nature,” Rev ... NZ Green Party questions Fiji sedition law Treason offense limitation no longer in place |
Ossie recognition for two USP student journalists - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
 Scoop.co.nz (press release) | Ossie recognition for two USP student journalists Scoop.co.nz (press release) Because of the article, the Fiji government and the police ordered a reduction in operation hours for online gaming providers from 6am to 5pm. ... |
New Zealand and Fiji agree to thaw frosty relations - Press Trust of India
New Zealand and Fiji agree to thaw frosty relations Press Trust of India ... fresh diplomatic postings were planned in each country after a series of expulsions that followed the Fijian military's seizure of power in a 2006 coup. ... |
Fiji, NZ to 'agree to disagree' (The Press)
New Zealand's relationship with Fiji has been rescued from the brink of collapse, the Foreign Minister Murray McCully says.