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Fiji: Arbitrary restrictions around solidarity marches for Palestine and use of flag
Published at
17.07.2024
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- labour rights
- protest
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction

Fiji: Solidarity marches for Palestine blocked while independent media council revived
Published at
17.01.2024
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- positive CS development
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law

Fiji: Protests against discharge of nuclear wastewater, renewal of mining licence
Published at
05.09.2023
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- indigenous groups
- intimidation
- protest
- extractive industries
- bureaucratic restriction
- environmental rights

Fiji: Repeal of restrictive media law, reverse of travel bans and other reform commitments a positive signal for civic freedoms
Published at
31.05.2023
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development
- women
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction

Conviction of lawyer and recent legal changes further erodes civic space in Fiji ahead of elections
Published at
24.11.2022
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
- restrictive law

Media restrictions and vilification of activists intensifies climate of fear in Fiji
Published at
22.06.2022
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- women
- public vilification
- bureaucratic restriction

Civic space remains ‘obstructed’ in Fiji as media attacked, climate march blocked
Published at
09.02.2022
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- protest disruption
- protest
- public vilification

Fiji government continues to silence dissent as impunity for torture persists
Published at
15.09.2021
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- HRD detained
- land rights

Fiji authorities target critics, deny union march as press freedom ranking drops
Published at
01.06.2021
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- prevention of protest
- labour rights
- restrictive law

Fiji’s UN rights role marred by continued civic space concerns in the country
Published at
11.03.2021
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- labour rights
- restrictive law
- bureaucratic restriction

Fiji authorities stifles airing of debate and continues prosecution of trade union leader
Published at
14.10.2020
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD prosecuted
- religious groups
- restrictive law
- harassment
- censorship
- labour rights

Authorities intimidate protesters and silence critics using restrictive laws in Fiji
Published at
24.06.2020
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- criminal defamation
- restrictive law
- intimidation
- harassment
- labour rights
- protest

Civil society disappointed by Fiji’s rejection of UN recommendations to revise repressive laws
Published at
25.03.2020
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- censorship
- time,place restrictions
- protest
- bureaucratic restriction

Fiji commits to free speech at UN while boy allegedly tortured for criticising the PM
Published at
25.11.2019
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- labour rights

Fiji authorities suppress workers and attempt to silence activist
Published at
18.06.2019
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- intimidation
- harassment
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- censorship

Online safety law raises fears of increased censorship in Fiji after hotly contested election
Published at
28.02.2019
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- indigenous groups
- restrictive law
- environmental rights
- censorship
- protest
- land rights

Unions weakened and NGOs attacked as Fiji joins UN Human Rights Council
Published at
22.10.2018
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- labour rights
- public vilification

Criminalisation of free speech creating chilling effect, as elections draws near
Published at
08.08.2018
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- negative court ruling
- labour rights
- restrictive law

Authorities deny permit for union march once again
Published at
23.04.2018
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- labour rights
- restrictive law

Court rules in favour of locked out airport workers
Published at
27.02.2018
Country
Fiji
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- criminal defamation
- private sector
- positive court ruling
- protest
- labour rights