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Fiji military says seized constitutions were illegally printed

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:28:22 +1100

The Fiji Army says copies of the country's draft constitution were seized by police because they were printed illegally.

Fiji NGOs believe return to democracy is under threat

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:21:35 +1100

Fiji's NGO Coalition on Human Rights says the confiscation of the printed copies of the draft constitution could derail the entire process of returning the country to democracy.

Fiji activist raided by police at 4am over Facebook post

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:19:17 +1100

A youth rights activist in Fiji says police turned up at his house at four o'clock this morning, demanding that he remove comments on the social media site Facebook, which was critical of the interim government over the recent confiscation of copies of the constitution.

Constitution seizure in Fiji a human rights issue says Amnesty

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:14:44 +1100

Amnesty International believes the confiscation of copies of the draft Fiji constitution by the police is a human rights issue.

Cyclone Freda to hit New Caledonia

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:12:39 +1100

A severe tropical cyclone is expected to start affecting the northern part of New Caledonia from tonight.

Concerns again raised over constitutional process in Fiji

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:59:36 +1100

There has been a strong reaction to news that Fiji police have alledgedly illegally confiscated the printed copies of the country's draft constitution, and have set some of them on fire.

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