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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Freedom of Expression Still Under Attack in Maldives thediplomat.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thediplomat.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A new report from Human Rights Watch noted that the government of Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has not fulfilled election promises to reform the criminal justice system to address threats to free expression. ....
The Maldives authorities have not credibly addressed threats to free expression and other rights by religious extremist groups, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Despite progress in media freedom under President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the government has neglected other essential reforms, leaving the justice system vulnerable to pressure from powerful interest groups and groups that advocate violence against journalists and critics of the government. ....
Four in five journalists believe lack of safety "a big problem" in Maldives raajje.mv - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from raajje.mv Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
IFJ 15 April 2021 Impunity for religious extremists threatens peace in the Maldives A failure to prosecute past crimes by religious extremists in the Maldives is causing major problems for the future of democracy in the country. Fazla Abdul-Samad unpacks the situation. Despite recent steps to put the Maldives back on the road to democracy, undoing decades of political patronage has proven difficult since the reign of the current Maldivian President, Ibrahim Mohammed Solih, started in 2018. While there are no organised armed jihadi groups in the Maldives, past threats and attacks against journalists and bloggers have been linked to criminal gangs that hold Islamist beliefs and who have incited ideologically motivated violence. These groups are known to have ties to powerful politicians, who have allowed a culture of impunity to spread, seriously undermining the rule of law and the delivery of justice. ....