Sandhaanu controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2003
Imprisonment of Sandhaanu editorial personnel
Ahmed Didi, Ibrahim Luthfee, and Mohamed Zaki received life sentences, while Fathimath Nisreen received a ten-year sentence, in proceedings connected with criticism of the Gayoom government. Reports of torture and isolation in detention, followed by international pressure and eventual release, made the case a major press-freedom controversy.