Maldives: Attacks on Media Escalate
May 20, 2026
May 20, 2026
NEW YORK, May 20 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Maldives: Attacks on Media Escalate
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(Bangkok) - Two journalists were arrested in the Maldives in the second week of May, 2026, the first journalists jailed on criminal charges since the country adopted a democratic constitution in 2008, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Maldives authorities should immediately release the arbitraril . . .
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Maldives: Attacks on Media Escalate
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(Bangkok) - Two journalists were arrested in the Maldives in the second week of May, 2026, the first journalists jailed on criminal charges since the country adopted a democratic constitution in 2008, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Maldives authorities should immediately release the arbitraril . . .