Maldives Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

TV station attacked in Maldives

October 7, 2013 4:46 PM EDT

New York, October 7, 2013–Authorities in the Maldives should conduct a thorough and efficient investigation into an arson attack on the offices of a TV news station in Male, the capital, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Journalist detained briefly in the Maldives

March 27, 2013 1:13 PM EDT

Sun Media reported that one of its journalists was briefly detained by police for photographing a government building in Malé, the capital, on March 26, 2013. The media group is based in the Maldives and covers local and world news for online, print, and radio.

Supporters of former President Nasheed gather outside the Indian High Commission where Nasheed sought refuge to evade arrest. (AP/Ahmed Mujthaba)

Maldives journalists assaulted in political violence

February 25, 2013 5:50 PM EST

New York, February 25, 2013–The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the recent string of attacks against journalists in the Maldives and calls on all sides in the political conflict to halt violence against the media.

Attacks on the Press in 2012: Maldives

February 14, 2013 12:05 AM EST

Journalists faced numerous attacks during a tumultuous year marked by the ouster of President Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s first democratically elected leader. Nasheed opponents attacked TV stations and journalists in the capital, Malé, after protests against his government escalated in early year. Nasheed, a former human rights defender and political prisoner who was elected president…