JJ Robinson
JJ Robinson is advisor to the Maldives Independent. He was editor of Minivan News (Maldives Independent’s precursor) from 2009-2013, and went on to spend eight years in media development supporting more than a hundred outlets operating in autocracies all over the world, from Belarus to Venezuela. He is the author of Maldives: Islamic Republic, Tropical Autocracy (Hurst 2015). He tells anyone who will listen that mashuni roshi is the world’s best breakfast.
Three months in: What’s next for the Maldives Independent?
We’re thrilled you’re reading us. Three months after relaunch, we look at how far we’ve come, where we’re going, and why membership plans, Dhivehi content, and (yes) comments matter for building a truly independent Maldives Independent.
17 May, 12:12 PM
Episode 1: Shimon - #JusticeforYumn protest organiser
A chat with one of the leading organisers of #DhulehNukuraanan #JusticeforYumn
13 May, 6:00 PM
Maldives Independent is back!
The award-winning Maldives Independent is thrilled to announce its relaunch, exactly five years after suspending operations on January 31, 2020.
31 Jan, 11:42 PM
China offers Maldives US$8.2 million in grant aid: President’s Office
30 Nov 2013, 12:32 PM
MDP MP Ghafoor jailed as Supreme Court annuls parliamentary immunities
30 Nov 2013, 9:45 AM
Half the population under 25, statistics reveal
28 Nov 2013, 2:44 PM
Disgraced CSC chief appointed Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia
28 Nov 2013, 12:20 PM
State Trading Organisation bankrupt: President Yameen
24 Nov 2013, 4:30 PM
Tourism decline due to negligence in promoting destination: ‘Sun’ Shiyam
23 Nov 2013, 6:15 PM
President Yameen urges ACC to investigate alleged Burma oil fraud: “We won’t try to cover up anything”
21 Nov 2013, 5:41 PM
Q&A: UK’s FCO State Minister Hugo Swire
19 Nov 2013, 1:39 PM
International community welcomes end of democratic uncertainty, notes high voter turnout
18 Nov 2013, 4:07 PM
Yameen inaugurated as President
17 Nov 2013, 4:34 PM
Abdulla Yameen wins Maldives 2013 presidential election with 51.39 percent of the vote
17 Nov 2013, 1:15 AM
EU warns of “appropriate measures” should November 16 election be subverted
14 Nov 2013, 3:38 PM
Maldives re-elected unopposed to UN Human Rights Council
13 Nov 2013, 4:44 PM
Asian Centre for Human Rights calls for travel ban for those responsible for Maldives’ “judicial coup d’état”
12 Nov 2013, 3:28 PM
Waheed’s “unprecedented” decision to stay “has endangered the Maldivian people’s right to elect a leader of their choice”: US
12 Nov 2013, 12:19 PM
Speaker advises state institutions that Waheed no longer in power
11 Nov 2013, 12:40 PM
President declares he will remain in power until November 16
11 Nov 2013, 12:14 AM
