`Plain cruel´: Vanuatu stops newspaper chief boarding plane home after China stories
(The Guardian Canada)

Dan McGarry of the Daily Post told at Brisbane airport the Vanuatu immigration service had barred him from flying back to the island countryThe media director of a Vanuatu newspaper whose visa renewal was refused this month has been barred from flying home to Vanuatu from Brisbane with his partner.Dan McGarry, who has lived in Vanuatu for 16 years, applied to have his work permit renewed earlier this year but it was rejected. McGarry believes his visa was refused due to articles he had published about China´s influence in Vanuatu. Related: Vanuatu has cancelled my work permit; it`s a dark day for media freedom | Dan McGarry Continue reading...