Junayd

Journalist, @Reuters. #Maldives Correspondent, @RSF_inter. [email protected]

[Junayd @mjunayd]

Going through photos on my phone and got a bit nostalgic with all the mangrove pictures from Kulhudhuffushi. Going to tweet out a couple of them. All photos taken by me for @IndependentMV.

The life and times of #KulhudhuffushiKulhi.

[Brian steele @STFULoco]

@theshahnama Gotta throw in the “I’m just fucking with you” before they start to catch on that they disgust you

[iArafath @iArafath]

27 illustrations, 2 years of work.

[SAHR @S_Asian_Rights]

Both the judiciary and the press reflect the prejudices, hierarchies and contradictions of the milieu they inhabit.

https://t.co/HdlyYCA9Fv

[އަޅި އަލީ @shaari]

It's telling when you choose political loyalty over the safety and dignity of children.

[Mohamed Hamdhoon @MohamedHamdhoon]

The two parties have their differences, but the patterns are familiar: ultranationalism, religious politics, similar foreign policy leanings & attempts to control the media. What they condemn in opposition, they often justify when in power. Different strategies, same instincts.

[shain @shainyoosuf]

@AhmedGhaalib mic off nukuraa mathin

[DAWN MENA @DAWNmenaorg]

Nine days after Emirati poet Habib Al Sayegh published a column criticizing normalization with Israel, he was dead. A new book alleges UAE security forces detained, tortured, and killed him. DAWN is calling on UN experts to investigate. https://t.co/uBtS5tTqm4

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

"Make no mistake, a vote for Lana Nusseibeh, the UAE's candidate for UN secretary general, is an endorsement of genocide, mass atrocities and war." She is best known for covering up UAE complicity in those atrocities by the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. https://t.co/IM63SzNJnS

[Naif @naaif]

Today, MJA has sent a media advisory to all newsrooms & editors calling for strict adherence to ethical guidelines in separating paid advertorial content from standard news reporting. Failing to label sponsored content erodes public trust in the media and unfairly exposes working journalists to public backlash. See the full advisory: https://t.co/fJu8lSkWhq

[Sarah Leah Whitson @sarahleah1]

"The allegations that UAE security forces tortured and killed one of the country's most prominent poets [critical of Israel...] are horrifying and demand an independent investigation." https://t.co/CvABOTOZfx

[The Cradle @TheCradleMedia]

UAE security forces tortured, killed journalist for opposing Israel normalization: Report

READ https://t.co/b1koHMwOaI

[Naif @naaif]

The numbers behind the Rasmalé–Eagle Hills deal wave some serious red flags. It goes far beyond we even imagine. Whole deal is devastating. When I look at the cold data, the numbers tell a horrific story.
🚩 $24B total land value handed over with a $0 upfront fee (given for free)
🚩 A 99-year lease that completely outlives anyone born today
🚩 Developer villa sales projected at $35B vs. a meager $3.1B cut for the State
🚩 A payback timeline stretching from 42 to 298 years, erasing 60% of present value (NPV)
And within 99 years it's nearly impossible to recover even the price of the total land value we are handing over to the Eagle Hills.
Here is my latest data feature: https://t.co/PN3lKiW1ij

[Maldives Journalists Association @mjamaldives]

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"MJA also called on media outlets and editorial leaders to maintain a strict and transparent separation between advertorials, sponsored content, independent news and op-ed commentary and ensure that clear labeling is used to differentiate content."

[Adhadhu @AdhadhuMV]

ސްޕޮންސާ ކޮށްގެން ގެނެސްދޭ ކޮންޓެންޓާއި މިނިވަން ނޫސްވެރިކަމުގެ ހަބަރުތައް ވަކިވާނެހެން ގެނެސްދޭން އެމްޖޭއޭއިން ގޮވާލައިފި
https://t.co/WpYbOPQbvv

[Jean-Baptiste Gallopin @jbgallopin]

Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, a long-serving UAE diplomat and foreign affairs official, has an extensive record of denying and whitewashing the country’s rights abuses in Sudan and Yemen. New from @hrw :

https://t.co/0FGOovhLYu

[MohamedShahzan @MohamedShahzan]

ފާޑު ކިޔުމާއި ނަފުރަތު އުފެއްދުން ތަފާތު. އެއްވެސް ހާލެއްގައި ނޫސްވެރިންނަށް މަރުގެ އިންޒާރު ދިނުން ބަލައެއް ނުގަނެވޭ. ސީރިއަސް މައްސަލައެއްގެ ގޮތުގައި މި މައްސަލަތައް ބަލައި، ނޫސްވެރިންގެ ސަލާމަތާއި ރައްކާތެރިކަން ކަށަވަރުކޮށްދިނުމަށް ގޮވާލަން!

[Junayd @mjunayd]

Disagreements over journalistic coverage shouldn't enable serious death threats— especially in a country where impunity prevails in cases of political violence.

This must not be normalized.

[Maldives Journalists Association @mjamaldives]

MJA has filed an urgent case with @PoliceMv requesting for an immediate investigation and adequate protection for journalists facing targeted online smear campaigns over their coverage of the Eagle Hills Rasmalé project.

Read more: https://t.co/BNulb4FZoo

[Naif @naaif]

No journo deserves to be harassed or threatened. I personally know how badly it affects mental well-being. Labeling journalists or any Muslim as infidels, Zionists, or Jews is a dangerous escalation that we cannot take lightly. It directly endangers their lives and families.
https://t.co/TPnlOr3Ide

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

UN Commission of Inquiry:

"Israel has committed war crimes & the crimes against humanity of extermination, persecution, torture, rape & other forms of sexual violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, intentionally targeting Palestinian civilians."

https://t.co/T62n3Xn7sY

[Naif @naaif]

If Eagle Hills is paying media outlets to run positive coverage, label it clearly as sponsored content, an advertorial, or a partnership. Don't mask PR as news or analysis. Let readers know what they’re reading, watching, or listening to.