New Zealand Lifts Ban on Commentator Candace Owens
The Associate Minister of Immigration Chris Penk overturned the ban imposed by his department.
Candace Owens, an American conservative commentator and activist, speaks at the High School Leadership Summit, a Turning Point USA event, at George Washington University in Washington on July 26, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
New Zealand’s Free Speech Union (FSU) is hailing a “huge win for the speech rights [of] all Kiwis” after their appeal on behalf of Candace Owens was upheld by Associate Minister of Immigration Chris Penk.
Immigration New Zealand had denied the right-wing American commentator an Entertainer’s Work Visa because she had been refused permission to visit Australia.
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
