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Campaigns and Advocacy

5 December 2011

Rights groups call on government to end attacks on free expression

On the fifth anniversary of the coup d'etat by Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, the military government is continuing its aggressive attacks on free speech and critics of the regime.
6 June 2011

PFF invites information secretary to meet with Pacific journalists to discuss media freedom

The media monitoring group was responding to a statement by the information secretary urging journalists to "Think Fiji first" and report in a"fair and balanced way."

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From the Communiqué

7 July 2010

New press law gives sweeping powers to military regime

The Fiji Times New media legislation in Fiji permits government-appointed officials to arbitrarily seize media equipment and documents, force journalists to reveal their sources and fine media organisations up to $100,000 Fiji Dollars (around US $53,000), report the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and other IFEX members.
15 April 2009

Foreign journalists deported, media censored in state of emergency

A screengrab from a TVNZ interview shows blank spaces left in The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) are demanding that Fiji's military government stop deporting journalists and censoring the media after the government declared a 30-day state of emergency last week.
6 December 2006

COUP LEADERS SEIZE CONTROL OF MEDIA

Fiji's press is under siege following a military coup on 4 December 2006 that toppled the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, report the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

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Reports

16 April 2008

Annual Report 2008: Fiji Islands

26 March 2008

Freedom of the Press 2007: Fiji Islands




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Alerts

IFJ cautiously welcomes end of Public Emergency Regulations 3 January 2012 Regime's bullying of media continues with contempt case 23 November 2011 Union members arrested for trying to publicly discuss new decree 16 August 2011 Regime intimidation of journalists continues 24 February 2011 IFJ calls for censors to exit newsrooms 11 February 2011 Spin and silence reign as Fiji clampdown on free speech continues, says PFF 12 October 2010 Journalist detained overnight, questioned over story posted on news website 4 August 2010 New controls over media industry and journalists deepen loss of free speech, says PFF 30 June 2010 Media decree must be opposed, says IFJ 8 April 2010 PFF welcomes regime lifting of media ban, calls for open dialogue 6 April 2010 Continuation of hearings against human rights trainer form part of ongoing clampdown on free speech, says PFF 27 January 2010 PFF urges military regime to drop proposed media law 25 January 2010 ASTW decides not to hold annual general meeting in Fiji 15 December 2009 Academic deported after commenting on political situation 5 November 2009 Attorney general erases credibilty with claim that media can report freely, says PFF 4 November 2009 PFF calls on military regime to relax stranglehold on media as Fiji Media Council chooses new leader 6 October 2009 In light of regime's censorship, IFJ urges Australian Society of Travel Writers to rethink meeting in Fiji 5 October 2009 Newspaper editor threatened in pro-regime blog 2 September 2009 PFF urges investigation into broadcaster's suspension 17 July 2009 PFF warns global media conference to "watch out for government interference" 12 June 2009 Fiji's extended censorship alarms IFJ 11 June 2009 Journalists in Fiji released after 48 hours in detention 12 May 2009 PINA media statement on World Press Freedom Day 4 May 2009 Pacnews journalist detained for 12 hours; military orders closure of ABC relay transmitters 21 April 2009 Foreign reporters ordered to be deported, media censored after government declares state of emergency 14 April 2009 See all alerts: Fiji
 
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