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.
MDP calls for nationwide protest against judiciary
20 Oct 2011, 3:37 PM
Iran secretly executing hundreds of prisoners: Dr Ahmed Shaheed
18 Oct 2011, 5:54 PM
DRP accuses PPM of using cash incentives and development funding to poach members
17 Oct 2011, 7:35 PM
Supreme Court to rule in defamation case against self
13 Oct 2011, 7:48 PM
Atmospheric flights will revolutionise ecological impact of air travel: Branson
10 Oct 2011, 4:26 PM
Data matches rhetoric as Maldives turns to solar revolution
09 Oct 2011, 3:48 PM
Climate experts and celebrities converge on Maldives for Slow Life Symposium
08 Oct 2011, 3:40 PM
So long and thanks for all the fish: the decline of the Maldivian fishing industry
06 Oct 2011, 2:34 PM
US foots bill for better water on “climate-resilient islands”
05 Oct 2011, 2:12 PM
Maldives remains “partly free” environment for media: Freedom House
04 Oct 2011, 7:16 PM
Q&A: Ibrahim ‘Ibra’ Ismail
29 Sep 2011, 8:09 PM
Maldives speaks in favour of Palestinian statehood at UN Human Rights Council, General Assembly
27 Sep 2011, 5:56 PM
Q&A: UN Ambassador Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed
25 Sep 2011, 2:10 PM
Maldives appeals to world for technical help with carbon neutral plan
24 Sep 2011, 2:36 PM
Maldives one of seven most important countries on UN Human Rights Council: Human Rights Watch
24 Sep 2011, 1:49 PM
HarperCollins confirms Maldives not being erased from Times Atlas as global warming statement
22 Sep 2011, 12:42 PM
Satirical news blog dupes Maldives media
21 Sep 2011, 12:11 PM
Amana Takaful seeking to “kick start” Maldives stock market with landmark IPO
19 Sep 2011, 5:32 PM
New religious unity regulations crack down on extremist preaching in Maldives
18 Sep 2011, 5:37 PM
Solar-powered ‘clever bins’ to be installed in Male’
14 Sep 2011, 8:35 PM
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