Hihifo, TongatapuDear Editor,
Tonga’s constitution guarantees the right to speak, write and print freely. But when a prime minister can simply exclude a journalist from press conference, who is actually protecting that right?
I am asking this as a young Tongan citizen. I grew up being told that our constitution – one of the oldest in the Pacific – already gives us this freedom, that it was settled 150 years ago and doesn’t need to be fought for …
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