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Tonga: Song on ferry tragedy taken off airwaves while parliament calls for media outlets to retract their reporting
- Published at
- 02.10.2023
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- Tonga
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- Latest Developments
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- censorship
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Tonga: Civil society and UN raise concerns around lack of press freedom, restrictive laws at human rights review
- Published at
- 18.05.2023
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- Tonga
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- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
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Court awards damages for defamation in Tonga, media blocked during visit of delegation from China
- Published at
- 05.10.2022
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- Tonga
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- Latest Developments
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- bureaucratic restriction
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COVID-19 restrictions hamper civil society response to volcano and tsunami relief in Tonga
- Published at
- 09.05.2022
- Country
- Tonga
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- Latest Developments
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- bureaucratic restriction
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A step closer to justice for killing of Tongan LGBTIQ+ rights activist
- Published at
- 08.09.2021
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- Tonga
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- positive CS development
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Civil society call for accountability for killing of leading Tongan LGBTIQ+ activist
- Published at
- 20.05.2021
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- Tonga
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- Latest Developments
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- LGBTI
- HRD killing
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Freedom of expression further at risk in Tonga with new cyberlaw following media regulations
- Published at
- 26.02.2021
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- Tonga
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- restrictive law
- criminal defamation
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Tonga passes regulations targeting media freedom without consultation
- Published at
- 29.09.2020
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- Tonga
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- Latest Developments
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- censorship
- restrictive law
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Tonga drops in press freedom rankings while authorities threaten again to curb social media
- Published at
- 11.06.2020
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- Tonga
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- Latest Developments
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- censorship
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Media watchdog criticises suspension of journalists in Tonga
- Published at
- 28.02.2020
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- Tonga
- Category
- Latest Developments
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- political interference
- intimidation
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Concerns about proposed Facebook ban in Tonga over anti-monarchy posts
- Published at
- 14.11.2019
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- Tonga
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship