Palestine Protesters Oppose Israel Embassy In Fiji
Israel wants the Pacific as a diplomatic pond. Palestine supporters in Fiji and New Zealand just reminded them the water is not theirs.
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Open letter to Fijians – ‘why is our country supporting Israel’s heinous crimes in Gaza?’
The Fijians for Palestine Solidarity Network has condemned the Fiji government’s failure to stand up for international law and justice over the Israeli war on Gaza in their weekly Black Thursday protest.
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Fiji human rights activists pay tribute to slain Gaza journalists, but shunned by local media
From Pacific Media Watch at Asia Pacific Report: Fiji human rights activists have paid tribute in a Suva vigil to the more than 100 journalists — most of them Palestinian — killed in Israel’s War on Gaza.
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2022 – Pacific political upheavals eclipse Tongan volcano
The Pacific year started with a ferocious eruption and global tsunami in Tonga, but by the year’s end several political upheavals had also shaken the region with a vengeance. A razor’s edge election in Fiji blew away a long entrenched authoritarian regime with a breath of fresh air for the Pacific.
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Behind the scenes investigation of Bougainville struggle for independence tops PJR
A Frontline investigative journalism article on the politics behind the decade-long Bougainville war leading up to the overwhelming vote for independence is among articles in the latest Pacific Journalism Review. The journal also features ground-breaking research on the current state of journalism across the Pacific
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Bainimarama’s FijiFirst survives scare to win Fiji election – awarded 27 seats
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, leader of the ruling FijiFirst party, finished off on a strong footing after an early scare in a challenge from the original 1987 Fiji coup leader Sitiveni Rabuka’s SODELPA, raking in 167,732 votes in the results by candidate tally to have the highest personal vote.
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Key’s shameful support of Fiji arrests
Key’s posture is that human rights don’t really matter, or at least are secondary to maintaining warm relations with repressive governments.