''Mihaaru'' ({{Lang-dv, މިހާރު) is a Maldivian daily newspaper. The name Mihaaru translates to "Now".{{Cite news , date=26 May 2016 , title=Our journey to Mihaaru , url=https://maldivesindependent.com/feature-comment/our-journey-to-mihaaru-124411 , access-date=8 April 2024 , work=Maldives Independent It is headquartered in Malé, Maldives. It's read by readers all over the country and is known to be a trusted source of information.

History

Following the dispute of ownership and dissolution of Haveeru Daily, ex-Haveeru journalists formed Mihaaru to launch a revival of a trusted newspaper. Mihaaru previously faced closure threats by the Courts but the issues were sorted out at the Labour Tribunal.{{Cite web , date=15 May 2018 , title=Mihaaru Media House launches THE EDITION , url=https://corporatemaldives.com/mihaaru-media-house-launches-the-edition/ , access-date=8 April 2024 , website=Corporate Maldives In 2017, the Criminal Court banned Mihaaru's journalists from covering trials after a report was published criticizing the justice system. Soon after though, Mihaaru's journos were unbanned. In 2019, Mihaaru was nominated for all the categories of the 2018 Maldives Journalism Awards, where it won five. In 2022, five journos received awards from the Maldives Journalism Awards. In June of the same year, Mihaaru's journos were getting harassed at their office by a group of people who forcibly entered.{{Cite web , date=6 June 2022 , title=Maldives: Mihaaru journalists harassed at office , url=https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/maldives-mihaaru-journalists-harassed-at-office , access-date=22 June 2024 , website=

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The group accused Mihaaru of publishing a fabricated report. The

(IFJ) urged the government and the police to start an investigation into it.

Sister Publications

The Edition

''The Edition'' ({{Lang-dv, ދި އެޑިޝަން) is the English edition of Mihaaru. It was first released integrated on Mihaaru's website in June 2016, but on 15 May 2018 the English edition was separated and launched as The Edition.{{Cite news , last=Linaan , first=Ali , date=15 May 2018 , title="ދި އެޑިޝަން" އާ އެކު "މިހާރު"ން ކިޔުންތެރިންނާ ގާތަށް , trans-title="The Edition" along with "Mihaaru" to readers , url=https://mihaaru.com/business/35951 , access-date=8 April 2024 , work=Mihaaru , language=dv

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References

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