The Maldives Journalists Association called for the immediate withdrawal of the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill, warning it would erode press freedom and place media under government control. MJA urged the ruling PNC and majority MPs not to vote for the bill and reiterated that media regulation should be self-regulatory.
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In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday, MJA said the bill, submitted by Thulaadhoo MP Abdul Hannan Aboobakuru, “will completely erode the freedom of journalism and media in the Maldives”
Word for word from the report in The Standard. Open the report
will completely erode the freedom of journalism and media in the Maldives
We consider this a complete killing of free journalism
exploited unfairly
unreasonable
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