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Parliament Passes Media Bill Despite Protests; Critics Warn Press Freedom at Risk
Parliament on Tuesday passed the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Bill by 60 votes to one during an extraordinary sitting, as opposition lawmakers protested inside and journalists demonstrated outside, with police dispersing the protesters. The bill dissolves the existing media bodies in favour of a new commission whose seven members include three appointed by the president, and which can suspend registrations, block websites and impose fines up to MVR 100,000.
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60 membersVotes in favour of the billMaldives RepublicThe bill was passed with 60 members voting in favour and one against, with no abstentions, during a heated extraordinary sitting
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