A human rights advocate in Fiji says the country should be ashamed of what happened to academic Brij Lal who died in exile in Australia on Christmas Day.
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In the last 24 hours Fiji has recorded 1220 new cases of Covid-19 ending Thursday morning.
It is the largest number of cases in a single day since the latest outbreak began in April.
There were another five deaths which health authorities say have occurred over the past four days.
This follows Thursday s announcement of 10 additional deaths over the past week.
The leader of the Fiji National Federation Party, Biman Prasad.
Photo: RNZ / Sally Round
Deputy leader of the opposition in Fiji and NFP president Biman Prasad said it was a tragedy, and that there was an urgent need to change strategy.
Fiji s Opposition has condemned the manner in which people are repeatedly arrested and detained in the country.
The concerns were raised in parliament following the arrest of a political activist last week over a post on social media the government claimed intended to bring about hatred or excite disaffection in the country.
Ben Padarath.
Photo: Facebook
Ben Padarath was detained by the Independent Commission Against Corruption and appeared in court charged with sedition.
He was also charged for attempting to defeat the course of justice, destroying evidence and disobedience of lawful orders.
Padarath was alleged to have acted with seditious intention or uttered seditious words by posting information relating to an ongoing investigation on Facebook by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC).