Tag: Media Control Bill

Maldives Court Jails Two Adhadhu Journalists

Maldives Court Jails Two Adhadhu Journalists

Ahmed 12 May 2026

Media Regulator Orders Cartoon Removed, Triggering Press Freedom Outcry

Media Regulator Orders Cartoon Removed, Triggering Press Freedom Outcry

25 Jan 2026

UN Rights Chief Demands Repeal of Maldives’ New Media Law, Citing Threats to Free Expression

UN Rights Chief Demands Repeal of Maldives’ New Media Law, Citing Threats to Free Expression

Ahmed Haleem 26 Sep 2025

Daily Mail Lanka Calls Maldivian Govt “Media-Pro”, Reality on the Ground Tells a Different Story

Daily Mail Lanka Calls Maldivian Govt “Media-Pro”, Reality on the Ground Tells a Different Story

Ahmed Haleem 24 Sep 2025

Maldives President Ratifies Media Control Bill, Ignoring Journalists’ Pleas and Democratic Principles

Maldives President Ratifies Media Control Bill, Ignoring Journalists’ Pleas and Democratic Principles

Ahmed Haleem 18 Sep 2025

Maldivian Ministers Defend Silencing of Journalists, Call It ‘Accountability

Maldivian Ministers Defend Silencing of Journalists, Call It ‘Accountability

Ahmed Haleem 18 Sep 2025

Sri Lankan Journalists to Protest Outside Maldives High Commission in Solidarity Against Media Control Bill

Sri Lankan Journalists to Protest Outside Maldives High Commission in Solidarity Against Media Contr...

Ahmed Haleem 17 Sep 2025

Media Control Bill Passed in Maldives, A Blow to Democracy

Media Control Bill Passed in Maldives, A Blow to Democracy

Ahmed Haleem 16 Sep 2025

Media Bill Under Fire as 21 Outlets Urge Committee to Withdraw Proposal

Media Bill Under Fire as 21 Outlets Urge Committee to Withdraw Proposal

Ahmed Haleem 1 Sep 2025

Global Press Freedom Groups Condemn Maldives Media Bill as “Grave Threat to Democracy”

Global Press Freedom Groups Condemn Maldives Media Bill as “Grave Threat to Democracy”

Ahmed Haleem 30 Aug 2025

Maldives Journalists File Police Case After Majority Leader Calls for Reporters to Be “Brutally Executed”

Maldives Journalists File Police Case After Majority Leader Calls for Reporters to Be “Brutally Exec...

Ahmed Haleem 28 Aug 2025

CPJ Condemns Crackdown on Journalists Protesting Media Bill in Maldives

CPJ Condemns Crackdown on Journalists Protesting Media Bill in Maldives

Ahmed Haleem 27 Aug 2025

Parliament to Begin Debate on Media Bill Tomorrow Amid Fears of Fast-Tracking

Parliament to Begin Debate on Media Bill Tomorrow Amid Fears of Fast-Tracking

Ahmed Haleem 26 Aug 2025

Journalists Warn: New Bill Hands Media Control to Government

Journalists Warn: New Bill Hands Media Control to Government

Ahmed Haleem 26 Aug 2025

Heavy Fines, Broad Powers: Why Journalists Fear Maldives’ New Media Bill

Heavy Fines, Broad Powers: Why Journalists Fear Maldives’ New Media Bill

Ahmed Haleem 26 Aug 2025

Media Control Bill Likely to Be Taken Up in Parliament’s Two Upcoming Sittings

Media Control Bill Likely to Be Taken Up in Parliament’s Two Upcoming Sittings

Ahmed Haleem 25 Aug 2025