Maldives president ratifies contentious media bill

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President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu on Thursday ratified a media bill that seeks to replace the existing self-regulatory system with a government-controlled commission, despite appeals from both local and international organizations urging him against enacting the contentious legislature into law over its potential implications for press freedom and free speech in the Maldives. On August 18, Thulhaadhoo MP Abdul Hannan Aboobakr, an