Behind the Fiji censorship: A comparative media regulatory case study as a prelude to the Easter putsch

On 10 April 2009, a military backed regime wrested total control of the Fiji Islands in what was arguably a fifth coup and imposed martial law. The then President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, abrogated the 1997 Constitution and dismissed the judiciary in response to a Court of Appeal ruling—by a bench of t...

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Autor principal:	David Robie
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Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2009
Materias:	censorship Fiji coups media decree media history media regulation politics Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:113b248d21cb4b04bdeab116e92ff7652021-12-02T10:18:46ZBehind the Fiji censorship: A comparative media regulatory case study as a prelude to the Easter putsch10.24135/pjr.v15i2.9861023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/113b248d21cb4b04bdeab116e92ff7652009-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/986https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 On 10 April 2009, a military backed regime wrested total control of the Fiji Islands in what was arguably a fifth coup and imposed martial law. The then President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, abrogated the 1997 Constitution and dismissed the judiciary in response to a Court of Appeal ruling—by a bench of three Australian judges—that the interim government of Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama established after the fourth coup in December 2006 was illegal. Bainimarama was reinstated, emergency regulations—including state censorship—were decreed and elections were deferred until 2014. David RobieAsia Pacific NetworkarticlecensorshipFiji coupsmedia decreemedia historymedia regulationpoliticsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 15, Iss 2 (2009)
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description	On 10 April 2009, a military backed regime wrested total control of the Fiji Islands in what was arguably a fifth coup and imposed martial law. The then President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, abrogated the 1997 Constitution and dismissed the judiciary in response to a Court of Appeal ruling—by a bench of three Australian judges—that the interim government of Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama established after the fourth coup in December 2006 was illegal. Bainimarama was reinstated, emergency regulations—including state censorship—were decreed and elections were deferred until 2014.
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title	Behind the Fiji censorship: A comparative media regulatory case study as a prelude to the Easter putsch
title_short	Behind the Fiji censorship: A comparative media regulatory case study as a prelude to the Easter putsch
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Behind the Fiji censorship: A comparative media regulatory case study as a prelude to the Easter putsch

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