Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom refused to cooperate with "an illegal investigation" when he was questioned for the first time after more than a month in...
Lawyers must present a consent letter from the detainee's family for police to arrange the meeting, which must be concluded within 30 minutes, according to a...
President Abdulla Yameen invoked emergency powers and suspended basic rights "primarily because the bench of the Supreme Court was beyond any measure of constitutional accountability," the Maldives permanent...
Despite police allowing the rally to go ahead from the atoll capital Gan, soldiers in riot gear blocked protesters on the causeway between the islands of Maandhoo...
A diver, nurse and policewoman were the winners of the Rehendhi Awards handed out on International Women's Day in recognition of service to the nation.
Three members of the Maldivian Democratic Party's national council have been taken into custody after police raided the main opposition party's office in Malé.
Female leaders, activists and supporters of the joint opposition parties gathered at the Jumhooree Party headquarters to begin the silent march around 6:45 am but riot...
"I am deeply concerned that the rule of law, which is the foundation of any democratic state, is being undermined," Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussain said at the...
A ruling party lawmaker proposed amending the Judges Act to trigger automatic removal if a judge is convicted of a criminal offence, bypassing the parliamentary vote called...
With only ruling coalition lawmakers present, President Abdulla Yameen's nominee to the five-member electoral body was approved with 33 votes from the 85-member house.
Former Commissioner of Police Ahmed Areef has been placed under arrest after his apartment in Malé was raided Tuesday morning.
The ruling party has proposed an anti-defection law to penalise floor crossing and strip lawmakers of their seats for switching parties.
Police are investigating the death of a 42-year-old woman found hanged last Thursday on the island of Nolhivaram in Haa Dhaal atoll.
Of 4,820 births during the past two years, 514 babies were born with defects, including 42 serious cases and 21 fatalities.
Special Ops police in riot gear moved in swiftly after opposition supporters gathered around 4:30 pm in four spots along Malé's main thoroughfare, setting up barricades, pepper...
Footage of the incident shows irate protesters yell into Aminath Layal's microphone and chant for President Abdulla Yameen's resignation as she accuses them of obstructing press freedom.
Extracts of President Yameen's speech on February 27 in which he railed against "traitors" in the judiciary and police who plotted with opposition leaders to remove...
