Hussain Shameem, the MUO's shadow cabinet minister for constitutional reform, speaks about details of the opposition's plans for the transition and beyond
Mushfique Mohamed writes on how the Maldives’ government uses postcolonial rhetoric to justify subjugation and economic exploitation
The new defamation law has forced newsrooms across the Maldives to practice self censorship, use broadcasting delays and control what is said by politicians on talk...
With Malé rife with rumours of the president's ouster, we take a look at the constitutional avenues and key players involved in removing a sitting president
Azra Naseem dissects the government-proposed bill to recriminalise defamation. "To start with, direct full-frontal assault on the right to freedom of expression," she writes.
"My pain over losing Rilwan is largely about what could have been: a close friendship; a long, productive relationship in which we could have spent all...
Ex Home Minister Umar Naseer speaks candidly about his resignation from the cabinet, the changing political landscape, and the high-profile murder of Dr Afrasheem Ali.
Omkar Khandekar explores "the melting pot of conspiracy theories" spawned by the assassination of Dr Afrasheem Ali in October 2012.
As the state prepares for its first execution in more than half a century, Shahindha Ismail ruminates on the value of forgiveness and mercy in Islam.
With the new opposition coalition's first protest rally due to take place tomorrow night, a divided government now readies itself to face a fragmented opposition, setting...
"Maldivians are paying a high social and economic cost for development policies that force atoll populations to migrate to Malé," writes Salma Fikry in her foreword...
"Humam’s death will affect all of us, our national psyche because with him we will lose that sense of longing for something good that we might...
In a letter sent to President Yameen on July 5, the renowned Islamic scholar wrote that executing Hussain Humam without the consent of the victim's family...
The role of ‘journalists’ like the editor of pro-government outlet Avas and the establishments that prop such people up, was crucial in bringing to an end...
The noose around Humam’s neck will put an end to not just his life but to two problems the government encounters: rumours of President Yameen’s involvement...
Maldives today is a capitalist dream. Mega development projects that aspire to ‘change the very map of the country’ are underway across the length and breadth...
President Abdulla Yameen and his wife have increasingly taken to feasts, festivals and colourful ceremonies, attended by fawning ministers and MPs, as his popularity sags amid...
