by SAMSN Admin | Aug 22, 2021 | Maldives, Release
The Maldives Journalists Association (MJA), the Maldives affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) launches its report entitled ‘Chasing Justice on impunity for crimes against journalists’ in Maldives on August 22. The report, prepared...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 25, 2021 | Harassment, Maldives, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Regarding the decision by the Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services to fine Avas Online and issue warnings against One Online, Vaguthu and Adhadhu, over the alleged violation of child rights in their coverage of the murder of a 13-year-old boy in Male:...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 15, 2021 | Impunity, Maldives, Media Rights Violations, SAMSN Blog
A failure to prosecute past crimes by religious extremists in the Maldives is causing major problems for the future of democracy in the country. Fazla Abdul-Samad unpacks the situation. Despite recent steps to put the Maldives back on the road to democracy, undoing...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Maldives, Release, Trade Union Rights
An extraordinary general meeting of journalists in the Maldives elected a revived Maldives Journalist Association (MJA) executive committee on September 5. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the return of the association and calls on...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2020 | Gender, Harassment, Maldives, Release
Nearly 17 months since a senior female Maldivian editor was allegedly sexually harassed by an officer in the Maldives presidential communications team, the International Federation of Journalists has voiced its concern at the inaction by the country’s government and...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 2, 2019 | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Countries, Impunity, India, Killing, Maldives, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Pakistan, Release, South Asia, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says 12 journalist deaths this year in South Asia are yet to have the murderers identified, let alone punished, pointing to an abject failure by governments to deal with a crisis of impunity in the region. The IFJ and...
