The Maldivian judiciary has restricted the media's right to report court proceedings, undermined the autonomy of independent bodies, and arbitrarily disbarred lawyers, writes Shamsul Falaah.
Police Chief Ahmed Areef must accept an independent international investigation or resign as he is ultimately responsible for the failure to protect Yameen despite numerous death...
Prominent clerics accused of justifying the killing of 'apostates' as death threats mount in the wake of blogger Yameen Rasheed's murder.
As polls opened Saturday morning for the long-delayed local council elections, the Maldives Independent spoke to voters in the capital about their voting experience.
Part two of an interview with murdered blogger Yamin Rasheed’s mother Mariyam Shafeega and sister Yumna Rasheed.
The Maldives Independent sat down with murdered blogger Yamin Rasheed's mother Mariyam Shafeega and sister Yumna Rasheed as they mourned and remembered the young man who...
The Maldives police have released photos of two men they suspect to be involved in the brutal murder of outspoken blogger Yameen Rasheed, but did not...
The Maldives Independent and its former editor Zaheena Rasheed have been named the winners of Index on Censorship’s 2017 Freedom of Expression Journalism Award.
For societies in which depression remains taboo, or is poorly understood, discussing it can mean examining deep and enduring social norms, writes Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh,...
Abdul Aleem is accused of contravening the civil court ruling that put Yameen in control of the PPM, by setting up a rival secretariat and expelling...
Aban Marker Kabraji, Asia Regional Director of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, writes about the importance of gender equality in effective natural resource management.
Ministers, lawmakers and heads of state-owned companies are out campaigning in the Maldives far-flung atolls and signing up new members in the capital.
The foreign ministry said it "does not agree" with the UN's finding that Mohamed Nazim was detained illegally.
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...
In a Twitter post, the former president said police officers “visited me in my office today and asked me if I knew anything about the missing...
Local council elections will be held on April 8, the elections commission has announced. It also set a new deadline for candidacy papers allowing President Abdulla...
President Abdulla Yameen has described international money-laundering checks as “red tape” that inflicts disproportionate burdens on small economies.
