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Maldives

Maldives plans social media ban for children under 16

Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has announced the government will ban children under 16 from accessing certain social media platforms to protect them from cyberbullying, online grooming and other digital threats.

02 Jun 2026-10:16
Maldives launches culpable homicide probe into fatal cave dive

Two investigations, including a culpable homicide inquiry, have been opened into the Maldives deep-water cave expedition that resulted in the deaths of five Italian scuba divers, officials in the Maldives and Rome say.

20 May 2026-00:04
Bodies of four missing Italian divers found in Maldives cave tragedy

The Maldivian government has confirmed that the bodies of four missing Italian scuba divers have been located after a fatal cave diving incident in Vaavu Atoll, while investigations into the accident continue.

18 May 2026-16:56
Rescue diver dies searching for drowned Italians in Maldives caves

A rescue diver has died while searching for the bodies of four Italians who perished in a scuba-diving accident in the Maldives.

16 May 2026-18:43
What is behind the death of five Italian tourists in the Maldives?

Five Italian tourists died in a tragic scuba diving accident in the Maldives while reportedly exploring underwater caves near Vaavu Atoll, one of the country’s best known diving regions.

15 May 2026-07:02
What happened in the Maldives scuba diving tragedy?

Five Italian nationals died in a tragic scuba diving accident in the Maldives after reportedly becoming trapped while exploring underwater caves near Vaavu Atoll, one of the country’s most popular diving regions.

15 May 2026-07:00
Five Italians die during cave dive in Maldives

Five Italians have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives, the foreign ministry in Rome has said.

15 May 2026-06:58
Five Italians killed while cave diving in Maldives

Five Italians have died in a scuba diving accident in the Maldives, according to Italy’s foreign ministry.

15 May 2026-01:56
What happened to the journalists in the Maldives?

Two journalists in the Maldives were reportedly jailed after publishing allegations concerning an alleged affair involving the country’s president, triggering widespread debate about press freedom, freedom of expression, and the state of democracy in the Indian Ocean island nation.

13 May 2026-20:41
Maldives jails two journalists for reporting on president’s alleged affair

Two journalists have been jailed in the Maldives after a court found them guilty of violating a gag order linked to reporting on allegations involving President Mohamed Muizzu, according to rights groups and court proceedings in the Maldivian capital, Male.

13 May 2026-17:24