Haveeru

Court throws out one of two challenges filed against work ban on Haveeru staff

The dismissal came after the lawyer representing Haveeru’s former staff failed to turn up to a hearing. Husnu Suood, a former attorney general, had failed to inform the court that he would be out of town.

High court hears challenge to work ban on ex Haveeru staff

The civil court ruling, which prohibits all former Haveeru employees from working at any other news outlet for two years, is unconstitutional and will amount to forced labour, attorneys said

State to appeal ‘unlawful’ work ban on ex-Haveeru staff

The state believes a civil court order barring former Haveeru staff from working at any other media organisation for two years is unconstitutional, unlawful, invalid, and cannot be enforced, the attorney general’s office said.

RSF lambasts Maldives president over action against journalists

Slamming Yameen over continued pressure on critical and independent media in the Maldives, RSF has called on the Commonwealth to react without delay.

Lost in translation: the story of Haveeru

Ali Rafeeq, Haveeru’s editor from 1987 – 2010, takes a look at the ownership dispute that has shut down the Maldives’ oldest newspaper.

Haveeru office hit by arson attack

The offices of the Maldives’ oldest newspaper, Haveeru, was hit by an arson attack in the early hours of Friday morning, local media report.

Court blocks Haveeru staff from registering new paper

Judge Haleem ordered Haveeru’s founder, management and staff not to “commit any act that could impair Haveeru’s archive, property, news, information, photo, video, money, all its resources, and any other item under Haveeru’s ownership”.

Court order sought to prevent Haveeru staff from registering new paper

The battle for the Maldives’ oldest newspaper, Haveeru Daily, took a new twist on Thursday, with the paper’s new shareholders requesting a stay order to prevent its founder and staff from registering or operating a new paper.

Children of Haveeru founder launch counterclaim in ownership battle

The Haveeru Media Group, owned by Dr Zahir Hussain’s three children, are urging the civil court to protect their rights, claiming that Zahir had transferred the paper’s ownership to HMG before its former staff, Farooq Hassan, Ibrahim Rasheed Moosa and Mohamed Naeem sued Zahir in 2013.

Supreme Court throws out Haveeru ownership appeal

The Supreme Court threw out today an appeal filed against a controversial ruling that split the ownership of Maldives’ oldest newspaper Haveeru, which resulted in the paper’s closure nearly two weeks ago. The government has announced that it intends to intervene to restart the paper’s publication.

Arresting the fourth estate

It is perhaps not the best idea to jail a bunch of journalists. It means that those who hold the pen, the power to communicate, feel a rare sense of empathy towards the rarely seen, writes Xiena Saeed.

Time stands still: Maldivians react to Haveeru closure

Maldivians reacted with despair as the country’s oldest newspaper remained closed for a third day amidst a bitter ownership battle. “Three days without Haveeru is like deleting three days from the calendar,” one reader said.

Three newspapers barred from criminal court over judge’s photo

The criminal court has indefinitely barred three government-aligned newspapers, a day after court officials forced reporters to delete photos of Judge Abdul Bari Yoosuf from their cameras.

Court splits Haveeru ownership

The High Court ruling clears the way for three founding members of Haveeru News Agency to sue its current owner, Dr Zahir Hussain, for a share of the newspaper’s profits for the past 35 years.

Tourism promotion concerts will show the world the true Malé: Adeeb

Everything will change once Rilwan is found, police commissioner tells Haveeru

15 journalists receive death threats over gang reporting

Haveeru journalist released without charges

Haveeru journalist arrested in Addu City

Maldivian Democracy on the Brink: US ambassador