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#IndexAwards2017: Award raises Maldives Independent’s profile

 Following the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards in April, journalism award-winner Maldives Independent has undergone a period of change and restructuring.
2017-07-27

Zaheena Rasheed, Maldives Independent: “This award feels like a lifeline”

 The 2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Journalism Award-winning Maldives Independent acceptance speech.
2017-04-19

#IndexAwards2017: Maldives Independent continues to hold government to account despite pressures

 Maldives Independent, one of the country's few remaining independent media outlets, has faced repeated harassment, from violent attacks to raids by police
2017-04-10

Maldives must pursue murderers of journalists

 Index on Censorship calls on the Maldivian authorities to step up their investigation and pursue the individuals behind the murders of the journalist Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla and blogger Yameen Rasheed.
2019-09-03

Press freedom in Maldives: “I honestly think it is too soon for anyone to relax”

 After five years the president of the Maldives may be on his way out -- but no one is celebrating yet.
2018-10-16

Corruption report sends Maldives journalist into flight

 For many tourists, the Maldives is a resort destinationin the Indian Ocean. But for journalist Zaheena Rasheed, this small island nation is home. At least, it was.
2018-01-24

Maldives: Killing of Yameen Rasheed underscores urgent need for reform

 We call on the government to take all necessary measures to ensure that the perpetrators of this heinous crime are brought to justice
2017-05-12

Maldives: Prominent blogger and internet activist stabbed to death

 Index on Censorship strongly condemns the killing of Maldives blogger Yameen Rasheed.
2017-04-23

#IndexAwards2017: Journalists from the Maldives and Serbia describe attacks on press freedom

 Thousands of miles separate the Maldives from Serbia, but Zaheena Rasheed and Stevan Dojcinovic describe similar attacks on press freedom at a panel discussion at London
2017-04-21

Maldives: Government shuts down blog in climate of growing religious intolerance

 The Maldivan government has ordered a ban on the blog of a freelance writer on the grounds it contained anti-Islamic material. The blog (www.hilath.com), run by independent journalist Ismail Khilath “Hilath” Rasheed, has been banned by the Communications Authority, and is said to be highly critical of religious fundamentalism. The blogger believes his site has been targeted […]
2011-11-25

Annual appeal: “We no longer feel so alone”

 Silence is the oppressor’s friend. Harassing those who speak out against corruption and injustice – like this year’s Freedom of Expression Awards Fellows Maldives Independent
2017-11-30

Journalism 2017

 2017 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Journalism Award-winning Maldives Independent, which provides news in English, is one of the few remaining independent media outlets in the country
2017-04-20