Maldives: Journalists jailed for the first time in democratic era as state intensifies media crackdown
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 14 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release:
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Maldives: Journalists jailed for the first time in democratic era as state intensifies media crackdown
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Two journalists from digital news outlet Adhadhu were sentenced to prison on May 12 following a series of secret contempt of court hearings, marking the first time media workers have been jailed in the Maldives . . .
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Maldives: Journalists jailed for the first time in democratic era as state intensifies media crackdown
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Two journalists from digital news outlet Adhadhu were sentenced to prison on May 12 following a series of secret contempt of court hearings, marking the first time media workers have been jailed in the Maldives . . .