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UN Rights Chief Urges Maldives to Repeal New Media Law
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on the Maldives to repeal the newly ratified Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Act, warning it could undermine press freedom and freedom of expression. Signed by President Mohamed Muizzu on 18 September, the law replaces the Maldives Media Council and Maldives Broadcasting Commission with a seven-member Media and Broadcasting Commission that can revoke licences, block websites and impose fines up to MVR 100,000.
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Thu 18 SepPresident Mohamed Muizzu signed the Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Act into law.18 Septemberonly Maldives RepublicThe Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Act, signed into law by President Mohamed Muizzu on 18 September,
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Thu 25 SepThe UN human rights chief called on the Maldives to repeal a newly ratified media law.on Thursdayonly Maldives RepublicnewestThe United Nations human rights chief on Thursday called on the Maldives to repeal a newly ratified media law, warning it could gravely undermine press freedom and freedom of expression in the country.
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introduces rules incompatible with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the Maldives is a State party, including overly broad content restrictions on the media, as well as on journalists and media workers
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MVR 100,000 (about USD 6,400)maximum fine the new commission can imposeMaldives RepublicThe commission has powers to revoke broadcast licences, block news websites, stop broadcasts mid-air, and impose fines of up to MVR 100,000 (about USD 6,400).
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