Elon Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists

Melissa Fleming, head of communications for the United Nations, tweeted she was "deeply disturbed" by the suspensions and that "media freedom is not a toy."

18 December 2022

Elon Musk's suspension of journalists draws global backlash

The suspensions stemmed from a disagreement over a Twitter account called ElonJet, which tracked Musk's private plane using publicly available information.

17 December 2022

Government submits Evidence Act amendments to parliament

A previous amendment to the Evidence Act was ratified on 20 July amid protests from local and international media rights organisations.

17 October 2022

U.S. charges three in effort to assassinate journalist

Iran accuses Western powers of fomenting the unrest, which security forces have met with deadly violence.

28 January 2023

Controversial evidence law comes into force

The bill was ratified after journalists' body Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) and other organisations called for the bill to be sent back.

18 January 2023

In Mexico, a reporter published a story. The next day he was shot

Irazoque says he has no evidence the president's verbal attacks have led to violence against journalists.

22 January 2023

Blast at Afghanistan journalist event kills at least one

Sajad Mosawi, a journalist in Balkh who was injured in the blast, said it had torn through the centre during an event to celebrate journalists.

12 March 2023

MJA welcomes Evidence Act bill; urges national security removal

AG Office said that an amendment bill formulated in consultation with MJA and Editors Guild of Maldives would be submitted to the parliament this week.

26 September 2022