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– Fiji urged to abandon outdated sedition laws (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News March 8, 2017

Pending charges that may be upgraded to sedition stem from an opinion piece in an indigenous language newspaper, "Nai Lalakai", criticising the role of Muslims in the Fiji government.
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