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Hassan Moosa

Hassan Moosa is a senior journalist at the Maldives Independent, covering environment and society. He began his journalism career with the paper in 2015 and has over six years of experience in the field. Hassan has also worked at Channel News Maldives (CNM) and as a multimedia journalist at MV+. His reporting brings together perspectives on island communities, conservation, and social justice, with a focus on amplifying the voices of underrepresented and marginalised groups. You can reach him at petu@maldivesindependent.com.

137 articles
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"They shouldn't have gone in": the man who trained Sergeant Mahudhee on the dive that killed him

Wrong gas, no recompression chamber, no specialist team on standby.

17 May, 18:40

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Dead fish, no clear cause: ERA investigates die-offs on eastern rim of North Malé Atoll

Parrotfish, octopus, moray eels among dead marine life at Kuda Huraa lagoon.

13 May, 14:50

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Where to turn: a guide to the Maldives' mental health support system and the plan to rebuild it

Where to call, what to expect and what's being built.

05 May, 15:29

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The week the state moved: rebuilding a mental health system mid-crisis

1,300 on the waitlist and a hospital a year away.

30 Apr, 17:54

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Inside the Adhadhu raid: qazf, seizures, and a state closing ranks

An unprecedented religious charge against a newsroom and what followed.

28 Apr, 19:05

Kooddoo shark attack was foreseeable, say divers, as feeding debate resurfaces

Kooddoo shark attack was foreseeable, say divers, as feeding debate resurfaces

Experts say threat was known before honeymooner lost leg in latest incident.

22 Apr, 13:59

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Housing for whom? The towers rising over Villimalé's last grove

Ancient trees, a fenced-off footpath and a fractured community.

16 Apr, 19:00

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Death in SAMPA: propeller guards mandated, none installed

A year of failed enforcement in South Ari's largest marine protected area.

08 Apr, 17:15

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"No party represents me": young voters on the April 4 elections

We asked young Maldivians what it would take to bring them to the polls.

01 Apr, 16:08

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Maldives condemns Iran at UN days after Muizzu called for strikes on Israel "day and night"

Public mood rejects sectarian framing and pushes president off-script.

26 Mar, 17:32

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Trapped by design: Dhigurah fire exposes migrant worker housing crisis

Five men died behind a single door. The warnings were already there.

19 Mar, 19:18

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To graduate in the Maldives, you must first learn Italian

Milano-Bicocca has not graduated a single Maldivian in 15 years.

05 Mar, 17:50

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"Expendable": the migrant worker casualties that go unreported

A Facebook group tracks injuries and deaths that Maldivian authorities don't.

26 Feb, 13:04

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Finders not keepers: the fisherman, the bolts, and the rocket from the sky

India's space debris reached Laamu Kunahandhoo.

24 Feb, 14:45

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President champions climate adaptation abroad as dredgers blanket atoll in sediment

Dive sites abandoned, bait grounds destroyed as plume engulfs Malé atoll.

12 Feb, 17:15

Alibe's house of stars: inside Kulhudhuffushi's century-old home

Alibe's house of stars: inside Kulhudhuffushi's century-old home

A photo tour with Tharijehige's last resident.

25 Jan, 15:19

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More orcas in Maldivian waters – or more cameras?

Killer whales spotted from Fuvahmulah to Hulhumalé.

18 Jan, 16:35

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"A good start, not a solution": MIFCO begins buying yellowfin tuna after protests

But only fish that private exporters turn away.

14 Jan, 17:29

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The Noonu corridor: Maafaru emerges as Maldives' private jet hub

A turtle nesting beach became a billionaire gateway.

12 Jan, 17:31

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Sun, sea and smog: the Maldives' dry season haze

Annual air pollution peak poses holiday hazard.

08 Jan, 16:34

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