httpv://youtu.be/jWFbgiZ7FTw
After living in Fiji for many years, Molly Powers shares her first hand experiences of living in Fiji during the 2006 coup and the effect that it continues to have today.
httpv://youtu.be/jWFbgiZ7FTw
After living in Fiji for many years, Molly Powers shares her first hand experiences of living in Fiji during the 2006 coup and the effect that it continues to have today.
Thank you for sharing this interview. I know little more of Fiji than the average American – the impression of an island paradise and the expensive bottled water – so when I met a friendly Fijian security guard at the ICTY this past summer, I was curious to know more about the country. Molly Powers’ experience of the coup is fascinating, especially when placed in contrast to the recent upheaval in the world: the Arab Spring and Libya, to name a few. I think her experience raises the question of whether it’s acceptable, for the sake of solidifying a new regime, to (temporarily?) suppress civil liberties, like speaking out against the government and denying re-admittance to the country to someone who has vocalized criticism. To answer “yes,” beckons a slippery slope.