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.
Jumhooree Party to call on Supreme Court to annul first round results
14 Sep 2013, 7:19 PM
UK, EU praise “transparent and competitive” election, as High Court accepts JP case
11 Sep 2013, 5:42 PM
Commonwealth, Indian election observers praise conduct of polls
09 Sep 2013, 6:40 PM
President receives five percent of votes, Nasheed to enter second round against Yameen
08 Sep 2013, 5:41 AM
Q&A: Former President Mohamed Nasheed
05 Sep 2013, 12:14 AM
Palestinian refugees who fled to Maldives granted asylum in Sweden
29 Aug 2013, 3:38 PM
Arbitration tribunal in GMR hearing agrees separate assessment of liability
28 Aug 2013, 10:04 PM
Maldives Decides 2013
26 Aug 2013, 8:25 PM
Maldivian Foreign Minister dies during treatment in Singapore
25 Aug 2013, 9:56 AM
Former President condemns “appalling violence” of crackdown on demonstrators by Egyptian security forces
15 Aug 2013, 11:32 AM
Yameen pledges to halve president’s salary, slash wages for political appointees
11 Aug 2013, 5:04 PM
Gayoom’s brother-in-law Ilyas Ibrahim declares support for Jumhoree Party
08 Aug 2013, 12:54 PM
Police search 1100 expatriate workers in hunt for rapist
07 Aug 2013, 1:38 PM
No extension of August 7 voter re-registration deadline: Elections Commission
04 Aug 2013, 7:16 PM
Police ordered to investigate Nasheed administration over SAARC Summit, alcohol
01 Aug 2013, 6:00 PM
State reserves rise to US344.4 million: MMA
01 Aug 2013, 4:14 PM
UK welcomes steps towards “free, fair” elections, calls for “peaceful transition to post electoral politics”
31 Jul 2013, 10:06 PM
ACC forwards phone bill corruption case against Supreme Court Judge
29 Jul 2013, 2:22 PM
Atoll Paradise attributes troubles to “lengthy delay in securing bank finance”
24 Jul 2013, 4:18 PM
High Court upholds seven year prison sentence for throwing rocks at VTV
24 Jul 2013, 11:27 AM
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