Monday, April 13, 2009

South Pacific: Fiji: Court says govt illegit, govt suspends constitution & reinstates military chief, press freedom ended

Update:
Fiji coup regime ruled unlawful

Fiji coup leader restored as PM : Fiji's leader has restored his military chief to the ppost of interim prime minister a day after suspending the constitution

Fiji's military have been given permission to shoot civilians without fear of being prosecuted

Fiji Coup without military intervention

Statement by Citizens to Protect Journalists,
defending journalists worldwide
Fiji should halt censorship and media expulsions

New York, April 13, 2009--Fiji's interim government must relax its reporting restrictions after the government declared a 30-day state of emergency on Friday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Three foreign reporters have since been ordered to be deported and one local journalist detained, according to international news reports, and newspapers and broadcasts have been censored. ... Continued on refWrite refBloggers Insert (Apr14,2k9).

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