Police on defense over DhiFM coverage of Muleeage mob

NEWS

30 January 2010

Police have denied asking DhiFM to cease broadcasting live coverage of a protest that took place outside the president’s official residence on Thursday night, instead claiming officers requested the station stop airing interviews featuring people calling for the government to be toppled.

A large mob of protesters marched on Muleeage just before midnight, after rumours of a police death in custody circulated around a DRP rally being held at the artificial beach. Read more...

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» MJA convey its good wishes to all the journalists in the Maldives.

» Condemning the attacks against media

» License for local broadcasters

» Handing over VOM & TVM to MBC

» Damage made to journalists and news organisations making the coverage of the protest

» Journalists injured and set fire on media outlet.

» MJA strongly condemns repeated attacks on journalists

» Journalist attacked and DhiTV office vandalized

» MJA strongly condemns the threatening statements made by Adil Saleem to suspend broadcasters license.

» Government threats against media