The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Maldives to release Raajje Television's (RaajjeTV) staff, who were arrested during the unrest in capital city Malé on Friday night.
The committee said this in a message they shared through their website.
"Police must immediately and unconditionally release the three Raajje TV journalists" said CPJ Deputy Executive Director Robert Mahoney.
Maldivian police are detaining reporters Mohamed Fazeen and Mohamed Wisam, who were arrested on Friday while covering the protests, and Amir Saleem, the station's head of programming, according to @Raajje_tv. #Maldives https://t.co/WhqRfZOowR
— CPJ (@pressfreedom) March 16, 2018
The three RaajjeTV staff, Head of Programmes Amir Saleem, and journalists Mohamd Wisam and Mohamed Fazeen, have been taken to the state detention facility in Dhoonidhoo island.
Police have yet to release an official reason for the arrest.
