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Mihaaru

Culture

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

Crime

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

Culture

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

Culture

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

Politics

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

Politics

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

Politics

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

Politics

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

Politics

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

Features & Comment

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

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