A ruling party MP threatened to sue al-Jazeera last night over an upcoming documentary about alleged corruption and abuse of power by President Abdulla Yameen that...
Gayoom, who heads the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives, said the lawmakers who voted against the party's whip line did so "in line with the ruling...
MP Ahmed Amir of the government-aligned Maldives Development Alliance proposed amending the constitution to increase the term of local councils from three to five years.
President Abdulla Yameen laid the foundation stone Sunday for a new power station in the capital's suburb Hulhumalé. The state-owned housing corporation has meanwhile signed several...
The defamation bill "does not seek to criminalise free speech," the government insists, claiming that it would "provide a layer of protection for those who may...
The ruling party-dominated parliament voted today to accept a bill on criminalising defamation and restricting free speech, disregarding forceful international criticism and a free speech campaign...
A group of journalists launched a campaign last week to raise awareness about the dangers posed by the proposed law, warning that it would spell the...
Shammoon Jaleel was arrested with a court warrant on suspicion of fomenting unrest and inciting hatred among the public towards the security forces. The criminal court...
Riot police cracked down on the opposition's weekly prayer gathering and a tea party Friday afternoon using pepper spray and force. The father of jailed MP...
Specialist Operations police officers blocked a protest march staged by journalists against a defamation bill currently before parliament. The journalists were told they would not be...
Two journalists and four opposition figures were arrested Tuesday night while opposition supporters attempted to perform a prayer inside the Islamic centre in Malé. All six...
The president's address featured recurring themes: an alleged conspiracy by unnamed foreign powers to undermine the country's Islamic identity, independence and sovereignty; the threat posed by...
Gayoom, who is locked in a bitter power struggle for control of the PPM with his half-brother President Abdulla Yameen, was notably absent from the midnight...
The apex court upheld the conviction of Mohamed Nabeel on the murder of an 18-year-old man in March 2009. The full bench of the Supreme Court...
Today's verdict comes a week after the lawmaker was sentenced to four months and 24 days in prison on a separate count of obstructing police duty....
Nearly eight months after their trial concluded, Nasira Ali, Ibrahim Laban Shareef, Farhath Ali, Abdulla Rasheed, Umar Gaahir, and Ahmed Ibrahim were convicted today of aiding...
A revised bill on criminalising defamation and imposing severe restrictions on free speech was introduced to parliament last Tuesday without addressing concerns raised by Maldivian journalists.
