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Muizzu Says Free Speech Has Limits as Parliament Weighs Controversial Media Bill
President Mohamed Muizzu said on Sunday that no one has the freedom to say or write whatever they wish, speaking at the National Day ceremony on Utheemu Island as Parliament considers the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill. The bill would replace the Maldives Media Council and Maldives Broadcasting Commission with a new regulator whose chair and three of seven members the president would appoint, with powers to suspend registrations, revoke licences through the courts and impose fines of up to MVR 100,000.
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Sun 24 AugPresident Mohamed Muizzu addressed the nation at the National Day ceremony.Haa Alif Atollon Sunday, 24 August 2025only Maldives RepublicPresident Mohamed Muizzu addresses the nation at the National Day ceremony at Utheemu Island, Haa Alifu Atoll, on Sunday, 24 August 2025.
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We have no right to violate the dignity, reputation or honour of others. We do not have the freedom to speak whatever comes to mind, nor to write with a pen whatever comes to mind.
You’re fine when you progress. You’re fine when you achieve what you want. You don’t care about whatever happens to others. That’s not Maldivian national unity.
set back the hard-earned freedom of the press for many years.
Maldives Journalists Association, International Federation of Journalists and Maldives Media Council·Maldives RepublicOpen the report (Maldives Republic)
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Muizzu Says Free Speech Has Limits as Parliament Weighs Controversial Media Bill
MVR 100,000 ($6,500) maximum fine under proposed media bill
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MVR 100,000 ($6,500)maximum fine under proposed media billMaldives RepublicThe new regulator would have powers to suspend registrations, revoke licences through the courts, and impose fines of up to MVR 100,000 ($6,500).
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