Committee to Protect Journalists - Tonga tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2005-03-14T17:00:00Z Movable Type 4.34-en Attacks on the Press 2004: Tonga tag:216.139.245.96,2005://1.6978 2005-03-14T16:07:30Z 2005-03-14T17:00:00Z TongaThe Tongan media won a great victory in 2004, when the Supreme Court in the capital, Nuku'alofa, reversed legislation aimed at stifling the nation's independent press. The decision brought the New Zealand–based, Tongan-language newspaper Taimi ‘o Tonga (Times of Tonga), known for its independent coverage, back to the newsstands after... Committee to Protect Journalists Tonga

The Tongan media won a great victory in 2004, when the Supreme Court in the capital, Nuku'alofa, reversed legislation aimed at stifling the nation's independent press. The decision brought the New Zealand–based, Tongan-language newspaper Taimi ‘o Tonga (Times of Tonga), known for its independent coverage, back to the newsstands after an absence of several months.
]]> Attacks on the Press 2003: Tonga tag:216.139.245.96,2004://1.7086 2004-03-11T17:00:55Z 2009-04-23T19:04:39Z Tonga's small media sector suffered a major assault in 2003 from the monarchy of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. One of the country's few independent news outlets, Taimi 'o Tonga (Times of Tonga), was banned for much of the year, and in October the government passed an amendment that weakens constitutional... Committee to Protect Journalists Tonga's small media sector suffered a major assault in 2003 from the monarchy of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. One of the country's few independent news outlets, Taimi 'o Tonga (Times of Tonga), was banned for much of the year, and in October the government passed an amendment that weakens constitutional guarantees of free speech.
]]> CPJ concerned about government's use of new media laws tag:216.139.245.96,2004://1.1949 2004-02-17T17:00:00Z 2008-09-17T20:29:51Z Your Majesty: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned about the government's use of restrictive new media laws to silence several publications in Tonga. Committee to Protect Journalists Your Majesty:

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned about the government's use of restrictive new media laws to silence several publications in Tonga.

In 2003, your government passed two new regulations governing the media. The Newspaper Act requires all publications in Tonga to be licensed by the government. The Media Operators' Act stipulates that foreigners may not own more than a 20 percent stake in media companies in the country. The deadline for license registration was set for January 31, 2004. Violation of the Newspaper Act is punishable by a $10,000 fine or imprisonment of up to a year.

]]> CPJ concerned by ban on independent newspaper tag:216.139.245.96,2003://1.1848 2003-03-04T17:00:00Z 2008-10-02T18:57:35Z Your Majesty: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is very concerned by your government's importation ban on the Times of Tonga (Taimi 'o Tonga), an independent, biweekly newspaper published in New Zealand. On February 27, the Times of Tonga offices in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, and Auckland, New Zealand, received a letter... Committee to Protect Journalists Your Majesty:

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is very concerned by your government's importation ban on the Times of Tonga (Taimi 'o Tonga), an independent, biweekly newspaper published in New Zealand.

On February 27, the Times of Tonga offices in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, and Auckland, New Zealand, received a letter signed by the Tongan minister of finance stating that the paper is now "a prohibited import into the Kingdom of Tonga." The government later issued a press release, posted on the official government Web site, declaring that the Times of Tonga is a "foreign newspaper" that "has ruthlessly campaigned for the overthrow of Tonga's constitutional government."

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