Articles by Pacific Islands News Association (PINA)
Samoa opposition leader tries to get views on national radio
(PINA/IFEX) – The leader of Samoa’s parliamentary opposition says he is beginning legal proceedings in an effort to end a government ban on him having access to the country’s national radio service. Opposition leader Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi calls the ban a breach of the right to freedom of expression guaranteed in Samoa’s Constitution. Prime […]
“The Fiji Times” publisher and editor appear before Senate privileges committee
(PINA/IFEX) – The publisher and the editor of “The Fiji Times” appeared before the Fiji Senate privileges committee on 8 October 1997. Publisher Alan Robinson and editor Samisoni Kakaivalu were called to answer allegations the newspaper breached parliamentary privilege by allegedly misrepresenting the Senate’s proceedings. **Updates IFEX alert dated 6 October 1997; for background to […]
Senate moves against “The Fiji Times”
(PINA/IFEX) – The privileges committee of Fiji’s Senate was due to begin meeting on 6 October 1997 to decide whether “The Fiji Times” newspaper breached parliamentary privilege. **For background to previous harassment of the newspaper, see IFEX alerts dated 27 February 1997, 6 December and 29 November 1996** On 3 October, the Senate decided to […]
Two “Samoa Observer” journalists ordered to pay Prime Minister’s costs for adjournment
(PINA/IFEX) – A court in Samoa, on 11 September 1997, ordered the publisher and Samoan-language editor of the “Samoa Observer” newspaper to pay the Prime Minister $WS500 each because they wanted an adjournment in a criminal libel case against them. Magistrate Tagaloa Enoka Puni said Prime Minister Tofilau Eti Alesana would be greatly inconvenienced by […]