News Fiji deports Murdoch newspaper publisher
May
02
2008
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| Written by www.newswatch.in | |
| Saturday, 03 May 2008 | |
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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, according to Reuters. The move is the latest crackdown on the media in Fiji since military commander Frank Bainimarama seized power in a bloodless coup in late 2006, and comes amid growing international criticism of the slow progress in returning the island chain to democracy. The Reuters report had more: read more
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