Editing Politics of Nauru (section)

===Crackdowns on Opposition politicians===
{{Main|Nauru government crackdown on opposition (2014-2015)}}
In January 2014, [[Nauru]]'s President [[Baron Waqa]] fired the country's only magistrate Peter Law<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-20/nauru-chief-justice-visa-cancelled-politically-motivated/5208540|title=Nauru's chief justice says visa cancellation is politically motivated|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=20 January 2014}}</ref> and its Chief Justice [[Geoffrey Eames]] (both Australian-based justices).  Eames, himself, was fired after issuing an injunction to temporarily halt Law's deportation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/233715/nauru-deports-chief-justice-and-magistrate-to-australia|title=Nauru deports chief justice and magistrate to Australia|date=20 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-20/nauru-sacks-deports-australian-magistrate-chief-justice/5207600|title = Nauru expels Australian magistrate, bars chief justice from country|website = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date = 20 January 2014}}</ref>

In May and June 2014, Waqa suspended 5 of the 7 members of Nauru's Opposition from Parliament indefinitely.<ref name="RadioNZ2">{{Cite web |date=2014-07-23 |title=Nauru opposition MPs still in limbo over suspensions |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/20142835/nauru-opposition-mps-still-in-limbo-over-suspensions |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref>

Three of the MPs, [[Mathew Batsiua]], [[Kieren Keke]] and [[Roland Kun]], were suspended in May 2014 for making comments to international media critical of the government and the alleged breakdown of the rule of law.<ref name="RadioNZ3">{{Cite web |date=2014-05-14 |title=Nauru's Govt suspends opposition MPs |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/244277/nauru%27s-govt-suspends-opposition-mps |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref> Another two, [[Sprent Dabwido]] (a former president) and [[Squire Jeremiah]] were suspended a month later for behaving in an unruly manner.<ref name=Guardian>The Guardian – Nauru Suspends Two More Opposition MPs – 5 June 2015http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/05/nauru-suspends-two-more-opposition-mps Nauru suspends two more opposition MPs ahead of budget hand down</ref>

In June 2015, Jeremiah, Dabwido, and Batsiua were arrested and Kun had his passport cancelled amid claims that they had been trying to destabilize the Government by talking to foreign media.<ref name="NZHerald1">{{Cite web |title=Extra cops called in to protect Govt |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/extra-cops-called-in-to-protect-govt/5RBRUDEW52OCEBC7JBZJJFNHME/ |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref name="RadioNZ4">{{Cite web |date=2015-06-20 |title=Arrested Nauru MPs to appear in court |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/276754/arrested-nauru-mps-to-appear-in-court |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref>