Raajje TV

Charges filed against fourth Raajje TV journalist

Adam Zareer, a videographer at the privately-owned station, was served summons yesterday to appear for a first hearing next Sunday. He is accused of obstructing police duty during an anti-government protest on March 25 last year.

Three journalists facing trial on charges of obstructing police duty

The unprecedented prosecution of three journalists comes amidst a campaign launched by the Maldivian media against a government crackdown on press freedom in the country.

MDP condemns arrest of MP Mahloof from anti-corruption protest

The Maldivian Democratic Party has strongly condemned the police’s “unconstitutional” obstruction of Friday’s protest as well as the heavy use of pepper spray against protesters and a Raajje TV journalist and the arrest of MP Ahmed Mahloof.

Raajje TV latest to be banned from criminal court

The criminal court has banned opposition-aligned Raajje TV from observing trials, even excluding the popular station’s reporters from a hearing on an arson attack that destroyed its head offices down in 2013.

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.

Raajje TV faces inquiry for airing corruption allegations against president

The Maldives Broadcasting Commission has launched an investigation into a talk show aired by Raajje TV in which an opposition member levelled allegations of corruption at President Abdulla Yameen.

Maldives police arrest journalist at opposition-aligned TV station

A sports journalist at the opposition-aligned Raajje TV was arrested this afternoon after police officers allegedly entered the private station’s office in Malé without a court warrant. Hussain Fariyaz was arrested around 1:00pm and released about two hours later. He has alleged physical mistreatment and verbal abuse by police officers.

Raajje TV resumes politics coverage ‘for the sake of viewers’

Raajje TV’s chief operating officer said the station decided to resume regular broadcasts last night for the sake of its viewers despite failed attempts to seek assurances from the authorities. The media regulatory body had threatened to revoke licenses of TV stations that air content deemed to pose a threat to national security.

Popular TV station suspends coverage after journalists’ arrest

Opposition aligned Raajje TV station has suspended coverage of political affairs following the brief detention of a fourth journalist today amidst an unprecedented nationwide state of emergency.

Police accused of beating three Raajje TV journalists

The opposition-aligned Raajje TV has alleged that three of the station’s journalists arrested while covering last night’s bomb scare were beaten by police. The criminal court ordered the police to release the journalists at a remand hearing this afternoon.

Journalists threatened on filming top judge’s secret visit with president

A group of young men threatened to kill several journalists camped outside President Abdulla Yameen’s residence hoping to film the secret visit of a top judge, the criminal court’s chief judge Abdulla Mohamed.

Just one of 18 suspects charged over Rajje TV fire

Just one of 18 individuals arrested in the torching of opposition-aligned Raajje TV has been charged, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office. Evidence gathered was too weak to charge the rest of the suspects.

Raajje TV journalist alleges attempted assault by government officials

Raajje TV COO Hussain Fiyaz Moosa alleged that Abdul Shukoor Abdulla, executive coordinator at the youth ministry, and Ahmed Mamdhooh, deputy managing director of the state-owned Maldives Road Development Corporation, attempted to assault him inside the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital on Monday.

MDP and Sangu TV in row over live broadcast of rallies

MP Ahmed Mahloof said an opposition supporter had removed Sangu TV’s microphone from the podium at the opposition’s campaign office or Haruge, resulting in a confrontation between “gangsters” who supported the TV channel and opposition supporters. Sangu TV however said the group were its staff.

Cameraman ‘forced’ to erase footage of PG meeting judge

Arrested journalists freed but may still be charged

CPJ urges Maldives to free Raajje TV and Channel One journalists

Criminal Court barring Raajje TV from trials “unacceptable,” says media council

Broadcasting Commission to investigate Criminal Court barring Rajje TV from court proceedings

Maldives slides in RSF press freedom index to 112th place