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Maldives Drops Six Places; Categorised ‘Difficult’ in Word Press Freedom Index
The Maldives fell six places to 106th in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters sans frontières (RSF), which categorised the country as 'difficult' for journalists, citing the Evidence Act passed under the previous administration. President Mohamed Muizzu, during his World Press Freedom Day address on Friday, reaffirmed his commitment to providing state funds to the media and outlined plans for a media village.
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the Act violated constitutional rights of journalists, terming it a legal obstacle to freedom of the press.
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106thMaldives rank in 2024 World Press Freedom IndexMaldives RepublicThe Maldives was ranked 106th on the list marking it a country in which practicing journalism is 'difficult.'
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100thMaldives rank in World Press Freedom IndexMaldives RepublicRSF had ranked the Maldives 100th on the Index last year, marking it a 'problematic' country for journalists to work in.
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87thMaldives rank in World Press Freedom IndexMaldives RepublicThe year before, in 2022, the Maldives was was ranked 87th, which was considered a 'satisfactory' level of press freedom.
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43.48 pointsMaldives political index scoreMaldives Republicthe Maldives Political index last year stood at 53.75 points versus 43.48 points this year — the country was ranked 97th last year and 109th this year.
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36.04 pointsMaldives economic index scoreMaldives RepublicIn 2023, the country was ranked 161st with 32.84 points, while this year it was ranked 133rd with 36.04 points.
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54.42 pointsMaldives legislative index scoreMaldives Republicthe Maldives was ranked 98th last year with 59.91 points, but it slid down to 111th with 54.42 points in 2024.
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48.10 pointsMaldives sociocultural index scoreMaldives Republicthe nation was placed 124th with a score of 55.68 last year but was ranked 131st with 48.10 points this year.
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79.76 pointsMaldives safety and security index scoreMaldives Republicthe country was ranked 57th with 82.48 points in 2023 and ranked 80th with 79.76 points in 2024.
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77 seatsPNC seats won in ParliamentMaldives RepublicWith Muizzu's People's National Congress (PNC) winning a supermajority of 77 seats in Parliament, the president is now well placed to deliver on the promise.
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