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Friday 17 April 2015

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Bullying and mob violence have no place in any civilised society, a judge said yesterday in sending three former Tupou College students to lengthy prison terms for their part in a violent attack on a home in Tofoa that severely injured a young man on 18 July 2013.
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Monday 24 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A brawl among youths, alleged to have been students, erupted in central Nuku’alofa on Saturday afternoon, 22 November.
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Wednesday 6 August 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A video that appears to show a Tongan police officer repeatedly punching and kicking a teenager, who is not retaliating, has caused outrage among Tongans today after it was posted on a Facebook page.
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Thursday 21 November 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The case against 151 accused, including 147 students from Tupou College and four adults charged in relation to the violent attack on a home in Tofoa in July was further adjourned to February 2014.
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Monday 18 November 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Some 40 accused of the 151 persons, including 147 students from Tupou College and four adults charged in relation to the violent attack on a home in Tofoa appeared at the Nuku’alofa Magistrate’s Court today.
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Monday 7 October 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The case against 151 accused, including 147 students from Tupou College and four adults charged in relation to the violent attack on a home in Tofoa in July was adjourned to November 18-21.
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Monday 29 July 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A total of 150 accused, including 147 students from Tupou College and three adults, have been charged in relation to the violent attack at a home in Tofoa on July 18. A new charge of unlawful assembly has been filed against each of the accused who have all been released on bail until October.
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Thursday 25 July 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Twenty-two of the Tupou College accused who remain in police custody today have been variously charged with trespassing, housebreaking and causing grievous bodily harm. One student has been charged with attempted arson, while a Tupou College teacher and a bus driver have been charged with aiding criminal damage and are remanded in custody.
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Tuesday 23 July 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 43-year-old male teacher from Tupou College has been charged with aiding criminal damage in relation to a violent attack by students and ex-students, at a home in Tofoa last Thursday, July 18.
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Tuesday 23 July 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Charges have been laid against 147 accused students and ex-students from Tupou College, who have each been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit willful damage to a building in regards to an attack at a home in Tofoa on Thursday night, July 18. Tonga Police said 75 were released on bail to July 29, while 72 accused remained in custody. New charges may be laid later.
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Tuesday 23 July 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga College and Tupou College are no longer fit for the purpose. For decades their owners' incompetence have held to ransom the education of their own students and those of other secondary schools as well. ...To end this once and for all, these two social menaces should be deregistered and bring their owners ...to their senses. - Sefita Hao'uli
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Monday 22 July 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tonga College ex-student Taniela Halahuni (22) remains in a coma on a ventilator at Vaiola Hospital, after sustaining severe head injuries in an alleged student attack at a home in Tofoa on the night of Thursday, July 18.
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Friday 19 July 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tonga College student is now in a critical condition in Vaiola Hospital, after sustaining serious head injuries last night during an attack by a rival group of students who targeted a home where he stayed at Tofoa.
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