Tag: Mahendra Chaudhry
2000 Fiji coup leader George Speight applies for presidential pardon
By Vijay Narayan in Suva
Fiji’s 2000 coup leader George Speight, who has been serving time in prison for more than 20 years, has applied...
Historic Girmit Day apology accepted as Fiji enters new era of unity and reconciliation
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva
History unfolded live at the Vodafone Arena at Laucala Bay in Suva yesterday when the Methodist Church of Fiji and...
Pacific media freedom: The day the Fiji police arrested me at Sunday breakfast
By Serafina Silaitoga in Labasa, Fiji
It was a typical Sunday morning on August 10, 2008, as I enjoyed breakfast with the family, lots of...
Fiji’s ‘how to gag the media’ report
By David Robie in Café Pacific
It is ironic that Jim Anthony's flawed report for the Fiji Human Rights Commission should be dubbed with an...
Archive: Coup coup land: The press and the putsch in Fiji
By David Robie
Abstract: On 19 May 2000, an insurrection led by failed businessman George Speight and seven renegade members of the élite 1st Meridian...
Archive: Council considers what to do about coup leader with ‘fanatical streak’
By David Robie in Suva
Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs is meeting at a military camp near Suva to decide how to respond to the...