High level of fear and intimidation prevails in Maldives, says Commonwealth Ministerial Report
A high level of fear and political intimidation prevails in The Maldives according to a briefing note submitted recently to the ...
MDP decides to join political dialogue as requested by CMAG
The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has on Monday night decided to join the political dialogue with t...
Maldives pres dictated Nasheed’s sentence: Al Jazeera expose
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom had personally dictated his rival and former president Mohamed Nasheed’s prison sentence, the ...
Some hotels in Chinese city block people from five Muslim countries.
Police have ordered some low-end hotels in the Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou not to allow guests from five Muslim-majority countr...
UN Human Right chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urges Maldives to retain long-standing moratorium on death penalty
GENEVA (9 August 2016) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday appealed to the Government of the Maldives to refrain...
Maldives Parliament passes controversial defamation bill, curtailing freedom of expression
Maldives’ parliament on Tuesday passed the controversial ‘Defamation and Freedom of Expression Bill’, a week after it was accept...
It is time for the international community to act to end eclipse of democracy in Maldives: Swire
Former Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom, Hugo Swire as called on the international...
Journalism is "more dangerous than guns", no major issues with proposed defamation bill: MBC
Claiming that journalism “is more dangerous than guns”, Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) has shown support for a number of c...
‘white underwear protest’Man fined MVR8,000
The Rasdhoo island magistrate court has fined a man MVR8,000 (US$520) for snatching back from the police a large pair ...
Maldives President reiterates desire to implement death penalty despite international pressure
President Abdulla Yameen has said that his government “will implement the death penalty despite the international pressure”. The...
Maldives foreign minister resigns over death penalty row with govt
Maldives foreign minister Dhunya Maumoon stepped down Tuesday over what she described as a profound differences of opinion with the g...
Nasheed and Jameel meet with UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials
Representatives from the Maldives United Opposition, former President Mohamed Nasheed and former Vice President Dr. Mohamed Jame...
Magistrate convicted of conspiring to kidnap president
A magistrate has been convicted of conspiring to kidnap President Abdulla Yameen by forging a warrant for his arrest over the Mal...
State Dignitary Zahir Naseer buried as the nation mourns his passing
State Dignitary Mohamed Zahir Naseer, who passed away early this Wednesday morning, has been buried at Aasahara Mosque after today...
Former President Mohamed Nasheed: No option left, but to work in exile - for now
Former President Mohamed Nasheed – who has been granted political asylum in UK – said that there was no room for dissident political...
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) has always been the “Ministerial Inaction Group”: Ex-President Nasheed
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) has always been the “Ministerial Inaction Group”, former President Mohamed Nas...
Police allow prayer for Nasheed after initial attempt to disperse crowd
Maldives Police Service (MPS) has allowed members of the opposition to pray for the safety of former President Mohamed Nasheed out...
Maldives government denies involvement in journalist’s disappearance
The government has denied involvement in the disappearance of The Maldives Independent ’s journalist Ahmed Rilwan, who was abducted f...
Ex-President Nasheed speaks at human rights defenders' conference at University of Essex
Former President Mohamed Nasheed has on Saturday participated in a human rights defenders’ conference ‘Human Rights in Asia 2016’ ...
MCS gives ex-Minister Nazim 48 hours to return to Maldives
Maldives Correctional Service (MCS) has on Monday asked former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim to cut short his medical trip and re...