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Australian academic arrested in Fiji

Canberra : Australia | about 1 month ago  
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  • Prime Minister of Fiji Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama speaks during the 64th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York
    Prime Minister of Fiji Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama speaks during the ...
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  • Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Vorege Bainimarama has ordered the Australian and New Zealand envoys to leave his state
    Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Vorege Bainimarama has ordered the ...
    Source: AFP
Prime Minister of Fiji Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama speaks during the ...
Professor Brij Lal, an expert on Fijian history, was reportedly arrested at his home in capital of Suva on Wednesday. "We can confirm it's happened," a spokesman from the university told AAP.
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