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.
Death in SAMPA: propeller guards mandated, none installed
A year of failed enforcement in South Ari's largest marine protected area.
10 hours ago
"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
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
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
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
"Expendable": the migrant worker casualties that go unreported
A Facebook group tracks injuries and deaths that Maldivian authorities don't.
26 Feb, 13:04
Finders not keepers: the fisherman, the bolts, and the rocket from the sky
India's space debris reached Laamu Kunahandhoo.
24 Feb, 14:45
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
A photo tour with Tharijehige's last resident.
25 Jan, 15:19
More orcas in Maldivian waters – or more cameras?
Killer whales spotted from Fuvahmulah to Hulhumalé.
18 Jan, 16:35
"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
The Noonu corridor: Maafaru emerges as Maldives' private jet hub
A turtle nesting beach became a billionaire gateway.
12 Jan, 17:31
Sun, sea and smog: the Maldives' dry season haze
Annual air pollution peak poses holiday hazard.
08 Jan, 16:34
Two decades after the tsunami, "safer islands" need expansion and protection
Environmental groups warned this would happen within decades.
28 Dec 2025, 17:11
Bangladeshi recruiter goes to prison. Maldives Immigration officials he bribed keep their jobs.
No Maldivian has ever been convicted for human trafficking.
24 Dec 2025, 19:10
"Can't carry on, can't go out to fish": Maldives yellowfin industry fights for survival
A fleet that once numbered 300 has shrunk to 97.
17 Dec 2025, 16:24
Banyans and saplings: 100 years old, replaced by inches tall
Ministry scrubbed tree height guidelines after replacing century-old banyans with inch-tall saplings.
10 Dec 2025, 18:01
Death penalty for drug traffickers: What the new law says
Sweeping changes to sentencing, scheduling and rehabilitation.
07 Dec 2025, 22:00
Dissecting decentralisation: how island councils are about to change
With more changes to the Decentralisation Act approved, we take a closer look at what is happening to local governance in the atolls.
04 Dec 2025, 17:14
Maldives reefs at risk as coral tipping point is crossed
New research finds warm-water reefs have passed their climate threshold, endangering reef nations.
01 Dec 2025, 14:13
