Comments on: Nauru government’s move against press freedom ‘disgraceful’ https://asiapacificreport.nz/2018/07/10/nauru-governments-move-against-press-freedom-disgraceful/ Independent Asia Pacific news and analysis Sat, 14 Jul 2018 04:08:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nauru, Fiji and Pacific Facebook gags criticised in Asia-Pacific media freedom summit « The Daily Blog https://asiapacificreport.nz/2018/07/10/nauru-governments-move-against-press-freedom-disgraceful/#comment-5174 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 04:08:15 +0000 https://asiapacificreport.nz/?p=30283#comment-5174 […] Nauru’s controversial ban on the ABC from covering the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) this September was soundly condemned and the draconian 2010 Media Industry Development Decree in Fiji (57th) and efforts by Pacific governments to introduce the repressive “China model” to curb the independence of Facebook and other social media were also strongly criticised. (Nauru is unranked and China is 176th, four places above the worst country – North Korea at 180th). […]

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