Articles - Tonga
22 October 2004
Tonga
22 October 2004
Tonga
20 October 2004
Tonga
Tonga's highest court has ruled that controversial amendments to media laws passed by the government in 2003 are unconstitutional, a decision hailed by the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA).
5 March 2004
Tonga
5 March 2004
Tonga
3 March 2004
Tonga
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA), has joined three other IFEX members in protesting significant new restrictions on press freedom in the Kingdom of Tonga. Also questioning the new laws is a member of the Tongan royal family.
20 December 2003
Tonga
19 December 2003
Tonga
19 December 2003
Tonga
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) have raised concerns that constitutional amendments signed by Tonga's King Taufaahau Tupou IV will effectively snuff out freedom of expression in the island nation.
15 August 2003
Tonga
15 August 2003
Tonga
13 August 2003
Tonga
Concerns are mounting in Tonga over moves by the government to restrict press freedom, including a new law aimed at shutting down the country's only independent newspaper, reports the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA).