Tag: Fiji politics
Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer
By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen
Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous...
Future of Fiji’s democracy at stake over coalition, warns Ratuva
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva
New Zealand-based Fijian academic Professor Steven Ratuva says that if the coalition government is strong, resilient and lasts, “this will...
Steven Ratuva: What an election in Fiji – some reflections, lessons
ANALYSIS: By Professor Steven Ratuva
The highly anticipated 2022 election last month was a very close, emotionally charged and highly controversial affair.
All that is behind...
Aiyaz ousted as Fiji MP over taking public office, rules Speaker
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva
FijiFirst Party general secretary and former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is no longer a Member of Fiji’s Parliament, says Speaker Ratu...
Fiji lawyer Imrana Jalal’s warning: ‘No victimisation or targeted prosecutions’
By Timoci Vula in Suva
Fiji lawyer and former human rights activist Imrana Jalal has offered a “warning” to her motherland that should people be...
Exiled USP chief, Dr Lal now free to enter Fiji, says Rabuka
By Josefa Babitu in Suva
The greenlight has been given to University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, and Dr Padma Lal, to...