Journalists killed in Maldives since 1992
Maldives documents by Year:
Blogger stabbed to death in Maldives
April 24, 2017 1:26 PM ET
New York, April 24, 2017--Authorities in the Maldives should swiftly identify and bring to justice those responsible for the murder of blogger Yameen Rasheed, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Rasheed died after he was found with multiple stab wounds in the stairway of his apartment building yesterday,...
CPJ calls on Maldives to drop case against Raajje TV journalist
April 18, 2017 4:34 PM ET
New York, April 18, 2017--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Maldives' prosecutor general to drop the legal case against Raajje TV journalist Mohamed Wisam, who was acquitted last month of obstructing police at an anti-government protest in 2015. The prosecutor general lodged an appeal with the high...
Maldives journalists face prison
January 20, 2017 4:18 PM ET
New York, January 20, 2017--Authorities in the Maldives should cease pursuing all criminal charges against journalists from Raajje TV, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. A court is expected to sentence Raajje TV journalists Mohamed Wisam and Leevaan Ali Nasir on January 24, according to press reports. Both intend...
Police raid newspaper after critical documentary airs in Maldives
September 9, 2016 1:47 PM ET
Bangkok, September 9, 2016 - Authorities in the Maldives should cease harassing the Maldives Independent, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Police raided the daily newspaper's office hours after the Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera aired a documentary produced by the paper's former editor alleging high-level corruption in the Maldives....
New Maldives criminal defamation law threatens press freedom
August 10, 2016 5:03 PM ET
New York, August 10, 2016--Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom should veto a criminal defamation law the parliament passed yesterday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The legislation threatens to stifle criticism and investigative reporting....
Closure of news outlets signals further erosion of media freedom in the Maldives
July 12, 2016 11:40 AM ET
News outlets in the Maldives are closing down, one after another. The story at each publication is different, sometimes complicated, but the outcome is the same: journalists are facing a tougher time doing their jobs....
Journalist for Maldivian television station to stand trial
April 13, 2016 2:31 PM ET
On April 12, 2016, Adam Zareer, a videographer for the pro-opposition Maldivian television station Raajje TV was served a summons to appear in court on April 24 on charges of obstructing police duties while reporting on an anti-government demonstration in March 2015, according to the Maldives Independent and a fellow...
Journalists for opposition TV station face charges in Maldives
April 11, 2016 6:20 PM ET
New York, April 11, 2016--Maldivian prosecutors should drop charges against journalists and an executive from a pro-opposition television station, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The charges come amid a mounting crackdown on press freedom in the country....
CPJ urges Maldives to launch independent investigation into case of missing journalist Rilwan
August 6, 2015 3:48 PM ET
Dear President Yameen: The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent international press freedom organization, is writing to express its concern about a Maldivian journalist who has been missing for a year and to call on your government to ensure a credible and independent investigation into his disappearance.
Three journalists arrested in Maldives while covering protests
March 26, 2015 2:36 PM ET
March 26, 2015, New York--Authorities in the Maldives should immediately release three journalists detained this week while covering political demonstrations in the archipelago nation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....