Mihaaru


Mihaaru editor urges election chief to be impartial
The Election Commission chief could not take sides, the newspaper editor said.
29 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM


Journalists questioned for reporting prisoner statements
Mihaaru and Avas both said that police officers went to their offices, asking about a statement from Ahmed Adeeb.
01 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM


Sheikh drops defamation charges against journalists
Sheikh Nasrulla Musthafa took five journalists from Mihaaru and news group Vmedia to court last week, claiming they falsely reported that he failed to make pilgrimage arrangements for four people who travelled to Mecca in August.
24 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM


Calls for sheikh to drop charges against journalists
The cleric was arrested in November on suspicion of being involved in an alleged Hajj scam.
16 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM


Police interrogates Mihaaru editor after complaints by judiciary
Echoing the criminal court’s threat of legal action against journalists, the broadcasting regulator has also accused some media outlets of “spreading falsehoods and slander that encourages terrorism, tarnishes the country’s good name internationally, and strains the Maldivian state’s diplomatic relations”.
21 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM


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
24 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM


Court threatens to hold AG in contempt
The civil court has threatened to hold Attorney General Mohamed Anil in contempt after his office decided to appeal a judgment that barred former Haveeru staff from working for any other media organisation for two years.
11 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM


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.
09 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM


Court bars former Haveeru staff from working for new paper
“We will jobless for the next two years. This is an absolute violation of our fundamental rights, our right to work anywhere we want. This is part of the government’s continuing crackdown on the press,” said assistant editor Ali Naafiz.
03 Jul 2016, 9:00 AM


Our journey to Mihaaru
“31 March saw the beginning of a painful time for the team of seventy-five employed by Haveeru,” writes editor Ali Naseer. “With no means of income, life has been difficult. The group of journalists’ decision to form a new newspaper was based on their fundamental right of choosing their mode employment.”
26 May 2016, 9:00 AM