Shafaa Hameed
Shafaa Hameed is a senior journalist at the Maldives Independent. She first joined the newsroom in 2015 and reported for more than four years until its closure in 2020. Before returning to journalism, she worked as a programme coordinator at the American Center Malé and later with the Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) and the International Republican Institute (IRI). During her time there, she served as programme officer and later as monitoring, evaluation and learning coordinator, focusing on assessing impact and delivering training under US State Department and USAID-funded initiatives, including the Strong and Inclusive Maldivian Democracy (SIMD) programme. Shafaa rejoined the Maldives Independent in August 2025 following its relaunch.
Detention drove home immensity of President Nasheed’s “sacrifice,” says MDP MP Fayyaz
23 Mar 2015, 22:00
Ex-defence minister’s brother urges police to disobey police chief
22 Mar 2015, 20:23
MDP carries out nationwide “Maldivians for justice” protests
21 Mar 2015, 20:28
Government to compensate police officers for damages on February 8 unrest
18 Mar 2015, 16:45
Artists protest exclusion of Nasheed paintings from Minivan50 exhibition
17 Mar 2015, 21:42
Eight gangsters threaten MDP protesters with knives, vandalise lorry and speaker systems
16 Mar 2015, 19:16
State companies accused of dismissing, suspending opposition supporters
15 Mar 2015, 20:37
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