MDP: New bill aimed at suppressing press freedom

4 days ago

Abdulla Shahid, the president of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), criticized a new media bill presented to the Parliament on Wednesday, alleging that the legislature is aimed at suppressing hard-won press freedom in the Maldives. The Maldives Media and Broadcasting Commission Bill is designed to create a new media commission by merging the Maldives Broadcasting Commission and the Maldives