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– CPJ calls on Maldives to drop case against Raajje TV journalist (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 19, 2017

CPJ called on the Maldives' prosecutor general to drop the legal case against Raajje TV journalist Mohamed Wisam, who was acquitted last month of obstructing police at an anti-government protest in 2015.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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