Mohamed Nasheed was found guilty of ordering the “abduction” of a judge after a widely criticised and controversial trial in March 2015. He was sentenced to...
Friday’s protests, organised by the Maldives United Opposition (MOU), were held on more than 15 islands. There were 23 arrests, with politicians and journalists among those...
The former president “will discuss the difficulties and concerns of party members and supporters and will also meet with different branches of the party,” an MDP...
The high court is set to rule on whether the elections commission was right to void some 900-candidacy papers and open a call for new nominations...
Participating in the vote would legitimise an election that has been “unlawfully stolen” from the people, the religious conservative party said.
Waheed, who lives in exile in the United Kingdom, said he was resigning to pave the way for a leader who lives in the Maldives.
The amendment to the Political Parties Act states that candidates who fail to secure a political party ticket cannot contest elections independently or on the ticket...
The MDP is the only party to have conducted primaries so far ahead of the local council elections scheduled for January 14. The elections commission today...
The Maldives United Opposition has invited former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom to join it after he sought meetings with leaders of the Maldives’ minor parties amid...
As rumours of Yameen's imminent ouster fizzle out and detainees languish in jail, Omkar Khandekar asks if the opposition coalition has failed in its bid to...
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has denied demanding US$100,000 from his longtime rival and successor as a "goodwill" gesture for negotiations on forming an alliance to...
Maldivian citizens who are instructed to return to the country either in connection with a court judgment or an ongoing investigation do not have the right...
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has vowed to uphold the Maldives constitution after the opposition leader spoke of an alliance between the pair to oust the...
Hundreds of raincoat-clad protesters have taken to the streets of Malé calling for President Abdulla Yameen’s resignation, prompting a crackdown by riot police who have used...
Mahloof's petition is the fourth from a high-profile Maldivian politician to come before the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention since early 2015. In September, the...
Three key opposition figures, who fled the Maldives for fear of persecution, have been granted political refugee status by the British government.
The MDP will field candidates for the upcoming local council elections in partnership with the new opposition coalition, the Maldives United Opposition. It also says it...
