The three Special Rapporteurs observed that the unsolved murder was "the latest in a series of attacks against journalists and human rights defenders expressing liberal views,"...
Provisional results show that the MDP swept the Malé, Addu and Fuvahmulah city councils and secured majorities in other populous islands across the country.
After multiple delays and campaigning amidst a political crisis, voting is underway throughout the Maldives in the country's third local council elections.
The May 6 local council election is due to take place despite the refusal of opposition candidates to endorse the final voter list due to concerns...
The suspect was arrested from a residence near Yameen's apartment building in Malé and was reportedly tailing the blogger on the night of his murder.
Based on developments during the past year, RSF said the government continues to "persecute the independent media" after a new law criminalised defamation and allowed the...
The police claimed that Gasim was encouraging the overthrow of the government in his speeches at nightly opposition rallies. Leaving him free would impede the investigation...
The police said in a tweet after midnight on Friday that the case was sent to the Prosecutor General's office after completing an investigation requested by...
According to the president's office, Dr S Jaishankar conveyed good wishes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "assured that India will continue to assist and collaborate...
At a preliminary hearing closed to the media and members of the public, Gasim pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery and attempting to influence voting...
At a preliminary hearing Thursday morning, Judge Ahmed Shakeel rejected the state prosecutor's request to detain Riyaz until the end of the trial, dismissing the prosecution's...
The Prosecutor General's office has meanwhile pressed charges against Gasim and JP MP Abdulla Riyaz. The first hearings have been scheduled for Thursday morning.
"Finding amicable solutions to the issues facing the country today should not be a responsibility that falls exclusively on the government," the foreign ministry said in...
The broadcasting regulator has slapped an MVR1 million (US$64,850) fine on the Raajje TV for airing a speech at an opposition rally in October that was...
Three ministers met the press at the president's office to defend the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority, stressing that it is an independent institution whose enforcement actions...
Gasim has been questioned twice by the police for declaring in a speech that the allied parties would grant tickets for the 2019 parliamentary elections to...
If the guilty verdicts are upheld by both the high court and supreme court, Abdulla Nazeef and Mohamed Shifau will join three convicts presently on death...
