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Maldives

Please find below links to media freedom news items for the Maldives. These have been organised by publication date.

27.09.22 - Maldives: Government to amend controversial evidence act, IFJ

25.08.22 - Maldives: Greater efforts needed to confront obstacles for media, says IFJ

21.07.2022 - Maldives: President ratifies controversial Evidence Act, IFJ

27.06.2022 - Maldives Arrests Suspects in Cases of Murdered Activists, HRW

06.06.2022 - Maldives: Mihaaru journalists harassed at office, IFJ

23.10.2021 - Launch of Report on Media Environment, IFJ

28.09.2021 - Press freedom organisations call for the repeal of bill that threatens press freedom, IFJ

27/11/2020 - The Politics of Hate Speech - CPJ

02/09/2019 - Missing Maldives journalist killed by al-Qaeda affiliate - Times of Oman

19/11/2018 - Maldives to rejoin Commonwealth after former leader quit over human rights criticism - Tamil Guardian

05/11/2018 - Broadcasting regulator asked military to shut down Raajje TV - Maldives independent

16/10/2018 - Press freedom in Maldives: “I honestly think it is too soon for anyone to relax" - Index

16/08/2018 - Maldives: Opposition, Media Under Attack - Human Rights Watch

13/09/2018 - Maldives opposition urges government to ease visa rules for media - Reuters

22/07/2018 - Maldives election monitoring open to foreign media - Maldives independent

24/01/2018 - Corruption report sends Maldives journalist into flight - Index on Censorship

30/10/2017 - Broad powers for proposed media regulator - Maldives Independent

23/04/2017 - Maldives: Prominent blogger and internet activist stabbed to death - Index on Censorship