Journalists protest against closed-door review of bill

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A crowd of journalists have gathered outside the Parliament Building after the Independent Institutions Committee decided to bar press from a meeting on Tuesday to review a contentious media bill that seeks to replace the existing self-regulatory system with a government-controlled commission, citing privacy concerns. On August 18, Thulhaadhoo MP Abdul Hannan Aboobakr, an independent lawmaker aligned with the government, submitted