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...
Parliament Passes Media Bill Despite Protests; Critics Warn Press Freedom at Risk
Parliament on Tuesday passed the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Bill, a piece of legislation critics say hands sweeping powers to...
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...
Muizzu Says Free Speech Has Limits as Parliament Weighs Controversial Media Bill
President Mohamed Muizzu on Sunday said that no one has the freedom to “say or write whatever they wish,” as...
Fayyaz Criticises Muizzu’s Remarks on Free Expression, Vows to Repeal Media Bill
Opposition leader and Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Chairperson Fayyaz Ismail on Sunday criticised President Mohamed Muizzu for undermining media freedom...
IFJ, MJA Condemn Proposed Media Regulator Bill
Local journalists and international press freedom groups have condemned a proposed law to create a powerful new media regulator, warning...
IFJ, MJA Sound Alarm Bells as Parliament Moves to Consider ‘Controversial’ Media Regulator Bill
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Friday declared the proposed Maldives Media and Broadcasting Commission Bill a threat to...
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...
