!["That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-WikiP-680wide-218x150.png "Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof")
Tag: Indentured labourers
Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor
A woman whose great-grandparents -- all eight of them -- were Girmitiya labourers has put their stories into...
‘Living museum’ will help bring Fiji’s Girmit experience by storytelling
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist
In a significant step toward preserving and commemorating Fiji's rich history, efforts are underway to establish the country's first...
Neelesh Gounder: The legacy of the girmitiya in Fiji
By Dr Neelesh Gounder in Suva
When a ship docked in Mauritius on November 2, 1834, carrying 36 Indian indentured labourers, the British called it...
!["That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-WikiP-680wide-100x70.png "Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof")
