The Maldives Journalist Association (MJA) has said that two journalists and a cameraman from the Maldives National Broadcasting Corporation (MNBC) were verbally attacked and obstructed from covering a protest by the Adhaalath Party in Male’ last Friday .
The MJA has claimed that protesters had been found to have deliberately obstructed MNBC staff, as well as allegedly “verbally attacking” its journalists.
”As freedom of gathering and freedom of journalism are rights guaranteed under the constitution, any act that obstructs from gaining these rights are not acceptable,” said MJA. “And we condemn any person that encourages such actions.”
The MJA said that despite any considered bias in MNBC’s broadcasts, ”we call on everyone not to obstruct the work of any journalists working in MNBC, and it is not something this organisation will support.”
During Friday afternoon, the Adhaalath Party held a protest against the government’s decision to transfer all the students to the land of EPS School until the new Arabiyya School building was finished.
Arabiyya school was closed after cracks in the building’s wall led to it falling, a development which was linked to the structure’s age.
Some students were forced change to other schools because the capacity in the building they were transferred was inadequate for all the students.
However, parents and students were unhappy because of a wish to study in Arabic. Arabiyya is the only such school in the country thought to offer such a service, according to protesters.
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