Committee passes media bill with amendments

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The Parliament’s Independent Institutions Committee passed the media bill after making several amendments on Monday, despite protests from journalists gathered at the committee room reiterating their demand for the withdrawal of the controversial legislature that seeks to replace the existing self-regulatory system with a government-controlled commission. On August 18, Thulhaadhoo MP Abdul Hannan Aboobakr, an independent lawmaker aligned with the government,