The UN, US and human rights groups have urged the Maldivian government to scrap or amend a law re- criminalising defamation over restrictions it imposes on...
Some 47 MPs approved today a bill that imposes severe restrictions on free speech and press freedom.
Azra Naseem dissects the government-proposed bill to recriminalise defamation. "To start with, direct full-frontal assault on the right to freedom of expression," she writes.
PPM MPs have proposed tougher restrictions on the press in a revised version of a controversial bill seeking to recriminalize defamation, disregarding a ground swell of...
The defamation bill "does not seek to criminalise free speech," the government insists, claiming that it would "provide a layer of protection for those who may...
The ruling party-dominated parliament voted today to accept a bill on criminalising defamation and restricting free speech, disregarding forceful international criticism and a free speech campaign...
The revised defamation bill is a “serious setback for freedom of speech in the Maldives,” said the US, UK, EU, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands in...
A group of journalists launched a campaign last week to raise awareness about the dangers posed by the proposed law, warning that it would spell the...
Specialist Operations police officers blocked a protest march staged by journalists against a defamation bill currently before parliament. The journalists were told they would not be...
