Banned Methodist hymn sing indicates Fiji church-state conflict is worsening. Fiji remained silent on a day that should have been filled with songs of praise. The government canceled an annual ...

The months-long standoff between Fiji’s government and the country’s largest Christian denomination became more heated last week when police arrested, held and later charged seven Methodist Church ...

Church leaders say government officials fear singing would lead to political instability. Fiji’s military government has banned a massive annual hymn-singing contest and church conference out of fears ...

SUVA, FijiSUVA, Fiji — Fiji’s military-led government arrested eight Methodist leaders of the nation’s biggest church group, accusing them of pushing a political agenda, a spokesman said Wednesday, in ...

Labour Foreign Affairs spokesperson Chris Carter has condemned the arrest of Methodist church leaders in Fiji. “This is an attack on the freedom of Fijian people and will only further isolate the ...