Yameen Rasheed was killed a year ago and hearings are either being held in secret or cancelled altogether.
Ibthihaal was found dead in 2015 and media reported that authorities had been aware of his repeated abuse by his mother, sparking public outrage.
Raajje TV, an opposition aligned broadcaster, has borne the brunt of attacks against journalists during the last five years.
Defence lawyers said the obstruction of government function charge was brought in violation of the criminal procedures act.
The constitution was crushed and his detention was an inhumane atrocity, the chief justice told the court.
The Jumhooree Party deputy leader was charged with obstruction of law enforcement over his refusal to unlock his iPhone. He has been sentenced to nearly five months in...
Family and friends of slain activist Yameen Rasheed marched in Malé, commemorating one year since the killing and calling on authorities to open the murder trial...
A prosecution witness, whose voice was altered for anonymity, told the court he had heard screams near journalist Ahmed Rilwan's apartment the night he was abducted.
The judge said he didn't know there had been an earlier hearing or that another judge had presided over the case.
It is unclear if the policeman was on duty at the time of the attack.
Hussein Rasheed saw his son’s throat had been slashed and that part of his skull was missing. He counted more than 30 deep wounds on his...
The judges have yet to respond to the charge, but their arrests have been condemned as politically motivated.
Yameen's family, as well as activists, were unsuccessful in their attempts to meet officials and were told to come back a week later.
President Abdulla Yameen fired two police chiefs in as many days over plans to enforce a Supreme Court ruling ordering the release of political detainees.
Jumayyil is the son of veteran actor Ahmed Nimal and made his film debut with Aniyaa, which was produced by his father.
Ishag Ali and Hussein Afeef, believed to be linked with the Islamic State group operating out of Syria and Iraq, were charged in November for planning...
Lawyers learned of the forced head shaving when the eight former Special Ops officers were summoned for a remand hearing.
