Muizzu Ratifies Media Law Amid Outcry Over Threats to Press Freedom
President Mohamed Muizzu ratified the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Act (No. 16/2025) on Thursday, bringing into force a law...
CPJ, MJA Urge Muizzu to Reject Media Bill
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) have urged President Mohamed Muizzu to reject a...
Fayyaz Slams Muizzu Over Media Bill on Democracy Day
Opposition leader and Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) chairperson Fayyaz Ismail on Monday criticised President Mohamed Muizzu’s government for pushing ahead...
Journalists Petition President, Parliament to Withdraw Controversial Media Bill
A petition signed by 151 journalists from 41 news outlets, including freelancers, was submitted to both the People’s Majlis and...
NGOs Demand Transparency from Commission on Deaths and Disappearances
A coalition of civil society organisations has called for the Commission on Deaths and Disappearances (DDCom) to release its investigative...
WBU Condemns Killing of Journalists in Gaza on World Press Freedom Day
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) has issued a statement condemning the killings...
