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Muizzu Administration Stifling Media Independence: MDP Chairperson

MDP Chairperson Fayyaz Ismail said at a party rally in Male' that the Mohamed Muizzu administration has ended the Maldives' era of independent media. He also said political employees rose from 1,000 at the end of the previous administration to 2,300 after 11 months of the current one.

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Sources 1carried it 1 of 19 news outlets we monitor
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What happened

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  1. Thu 31 Oct
    MDP Chairperson Fayyaz Ismail spoke at an MDP rally.Malé Thursday, 31 October 2024 only Maldives Republic newest Fayyaz Ismail, Chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), speaks at a party rally held in Male' on Thursday, 31 October 2024.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  2. Thu 31 Oct
    MMC President and PSM News Operations Manager Ahmed Mustafa was sacked after the TV station broadcast a documentary portion critical of the… Thursday only Maldives Republic MMC President and PSM News Operations Manager Ahmed Mustafa was sacked on Thursday after the TV station broadcast a portion of a documentary critical of the current administration

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Who said what

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  • The job of the media council president, who was supposed to oversee them, has been lost. Look at the shamelessness of them [the Mohamed Muizzu administration]; the media council president, even as he was talking about media freedom, lost h…

    Fayyaz Ismail Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • There were 1,000 political employees at the end of the MDP-led Ibrahim Mohamed Solih administration, but by the end of the first 11 months of the current administration, the number of political employees had doubled to 2,300, he said.

    Fayyaz Ismail Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

How the reporting differs

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Muizzu Administration Stifling Media Independence: MDP Chairperson

1,000 employees political employees at the end of the MDP-led Ibrahim Mohamed Solih administration

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  • 1,000 employees political employees at the end of the MDP-led Ibrahim Mohamed Solih administration Maldives Republic There were 1,000 political employees at the end of the MDP-led Ibrahim Mohamed Solih administration

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • 2,300 employees political employees by the end of the first 11 months of the current administration Maldives Republic but by the end of the first 11 months of the current administration, the number of political employees had doubled to 2,300, he said.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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