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Maldives photographer released after nine days

Photographer Ahmed Rifah was released without charge from prison in the Maldives after being arrested nine days before. Rifah, who works for the opposition Minivan Daily newspaper, was detained while covering a police raid on a mosque during a banned prayer meeting. Fights broke out between police and worshippers. Minivan Daily's deputy editor Nazim Sattar condemned the photographer's arrest. (Via IFEX)

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