Authorities in Fiji are removing articles from news websites under emergency rules imposed after a court declared the military-backed government illegal. These actions, combined with censorship of other news reports, represent a concerted effort by the government to block access to information in a time of political crisis, the International Press Institute said today. The […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, criticises the recent deportation of Fiji Sun publisher Russell Hunter. According to information before IPI, the office of Fiji’s Defence and Immigration Minister issued a statement claiming that Hunter had acted in a manner that was […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), the global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries, is deeply concerned by the ongoing intimidation and censorship of the Fijian press since the military coup d’état of 5 December 2006. In the most alarming development, Fiji’s Daily Post Editor-in-Chief, Robert Wolfgramm, is to be […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) is deeply concerned by the intimidation and violent threats made against the management and staff of the Fiji Daily Post by the Fijian military during a coup d’état led by Commodore Frank Bainimarama. According to information before IPI, the Fiji Daily Post was forced to halt operations and evacuate their […]