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Video of Police Beating in Fiji Highlights Concerns
Auckland :: New Zealand | 3 months ago
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Australia The nine minutes of shaky cell phone footage are hard to watch, not because of the quality but because of the content. A young man lays handcuffed on the bed of a pickup truck, wailing as he is beaten repeatedly with a thick baton. Later,
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Fiji's Regime Discards Proposed Reform Constitution
Sydney :: Australia | 4 months ago
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Australia Fiji 's military government says it intends to discard a draft constitution unveiled last month by a renowned professor of constitutional law a key component of reforms intended to help return the coup-plagued nation to democracy ahead of
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In Fiji, a Detour on the Road to Democracy
Suva :: Fiji Islands | 11 months ago
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Fiji's military ruler sat behind an imposing wooden desk, deep in thought. This was the most attention he had given to any of the questions posed to him in the interview thus far, and he seemed to be struggling to find an answer. Finally, after a
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In Fiji, a Detour on the Road to Democracy
Suva :: Fiji Islands | 11 months ago
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Fiji's military ruler sat behind an imposing wooden desk, deep in thought. This was the most attention he had given to any of the questions posed to him in the interview thus far, and he seemed to be struggling to find an answer. Finally, after a
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Fiji reinstates right to public meetings
Brisbane :: Australia | 12 months ago
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THE government of Fiji has reinstated the right to hold public meetings, which were outlawed following the 2006 coup that brought military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama to power. The government announcement said public meetings could smooth the
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PM challenges christians
Santiago :: Chile | 2 years ago
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Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has challenged Christians to reflect on the World Day of Prayer theme as they go through their daily lives. "We have to be seen to share our concerns and care for others particularly those at the bottom rung of
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PM promotes racial tolerance
Suva :: Fiji Islands | over 2 years ago
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Speaking at the opening of the Lomaiviti Provincial Council meeting yesterday, Prime Minister Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama said it was important to respect other races. He called on the chiefs of Lomaiviti to have regular dialogue with their
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Chief welcomes response from PM
Suva :: Fiji Islands | over 2 years ago
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M Thursday, October 28, 2010 THE vanua of Cakaudrove has welcomed the positive response from the Prime Minister's office to meet with the Tui Cakau, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu. Ratu Naiqama's traditional spokesman, Epeli Matata yesterday said they
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Voreqe to open tourney
Suva :: Fiji Islands | almost 3 years ago
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Voreqe Bainimarama's visit to the north for the Army Wives tournament and provincial council meetings has been arranged for this weekend. This was confirmed by the Divisional Planning Officer Northern Eliki Tikoidraubuta, who said Bainimarama would
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PM unmoved with likely closure of daily
Canberra :: Australia | almost 3 years ago
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Fiji's Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama says he has no regrets about the likely closure of Fiji's oldest daily; the Fiji Times adding that the newspaper, like the rest of the country's media, needs to toe the line'. Bainimarama told The
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