President Abdulla Yameen has signed into law a draconian bill that sets hefty fines and jail terms for journalists and individuals found guilty of slander.
The MNDF has banned soldiers from meeting politicians and foreigners including diplomats without permission.
The Maldives’ first private TV station DhiTV has been switched off moments ago. It’s last broadcast aired at midnight.
Some 47 MPs approved today a bill that imposes severe restrictions on free speech and press freedom.
PPM MPs have proposed tougher restrictions on the press in a revised version of a controversial bill seeking to recriminalize defamation, disregarding a ground swell of...
Unveiling the song, Rilwan’s sister Mariyam Shehenaz said: “I wrote the words to an old Hindi song, one that we used to listen together, our heads...
A severe and wide-ranging police crackdown is contributing to low turnout at opposition rallies. Some hope the ongoing split in the ruling party will help supporters...
Gayoom has asked the civil court to halt a lawsuit over control of PPM, filed by MPs loyal to Yameen, until September when he returns from...
Elwira Szczecian, the Polish photo journalist deported from the Maldives in late July for taking pictures at an opposition rally, recounts her ordeal
The revised defamation bill is a “serious setback for freedom of speech in the Maldives,” said the US, UK, EU, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands in...
Ex home minister Umar Naseer says he has been placed under police protection after receiving death threats from a group of unidentified men carrying knives.
Omkar Khandekar explores "the melting pot of conspiracy theories" spawned by the assassination of Dr Afrasheem Ali in October 2012.
With the new opposition coalition's first protest rally due to take place tomorrow night, a divided government now readies itself to face a fragmented opposition, setting...
In a letter sent to President Yameen on July 5, the renowned Islamic scholar wrote that executing Hussain Humam without the consent of the victim's family...
Three MPs have filed a lawsuit against Gayoom at the civil court to regain control of PPM.
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s son was expelled Tuesday from the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives amid a bitter internal power struggle that has erupted...
Gayoom has set out a five-point plan to reform PPM, prompting fierce criticism from party members loyal to the incumbent president.
