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Parliament Begins Sitting to Vote on Controversial Media Bill Amid Protests
Parliament began a sitting on Tuesday, 16 September 2025 to vote on the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill while journalists and members of the public protested outside. Critics say the bill curtails media freedom and grants the executive broad powers to suspend registrations, block websites, halt broadcasts and impose fines, while the president, government officials and ruling PNC parliamentarians defend it as strengthening media accountability and addressing misinformation.
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What happened
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Tue 16 SepParliament began a sitting to vote on the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill, with opposition lawmakers voicing objections ins…Tuesday, 16 September 2025only Maldives RepublicOpposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) parliamentarians protest inside the chamber as Parliament begins a sitting to vote on the controversial Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill on Tuesday, 16 September 2025.
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How the reporting differs
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Parliament Begins Sitting to Vote on Controversial Media Bill Amid Protests
after 5:00 p.m. time Tuesday's agenda was released
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after 5:00 p.m.time Tuesday's agenda was releasedMaldives RepublicHowever, Tuesday’s agenda, released after 5:00 p.m., focused solely on the controversial media bill.
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Journalists demonstrated against the bill, and police forcibly pushed demonstrators away from the Parliament compound in an attempt to disperse the protests.since the morningthe Parliament compoundMaldives RepublicOutside, journalists have been demonstrating since the morning, criticising the bill for curtailing media freedom and free expression … Police have forcibly pushed demonstrators away from the Parliament compound in an attempt to disperse the protests.
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