The prisons authority has granted an extension of former President Mohamed Nasheed's medical leave in the UK until May 18, after reviewing its decision to revoke...
Here are excerpts from President Abdulla Yameen's May 3 speech, in which he defended a constitutional amendment that set age-limits of 30- 65 years for the...
Here are excerpts from Yameen's May 2 speech in which he speaks at length on his views of democracy, criticises persisting international pressure and opposition's lobby...
Declaring 2015 a success for the embattled Maldivian judiciary on Tuesday, Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed vowed to uphold the Maldivian state and protect citizen’s rights.
The Maldives requested the UN human rights chief in January to appoint a human rights advisor to help the embattled government "develop policies and guidelines that...
The family of The Maldives Independent’s journalist, Ahmed Rilwan, has alleged state-involvement in his abduction and disappearance nearly two years ago.
The MDP's self-exiled chairperson appeared on Raajje TV Sunday night with new corruption allegations against President Abdulla Yameen, days after the broadcasting regulator reprimanded the opposition-aligned...
Fiyaz was accused of assaulting a police officer while reporting on the military's attempts to defuse a bomb on November 2 last year, but he was...
Scores of police officers have blocked a labour day march organized by Maldivian civil society organisations, despite an appeal by the human rights watchdog to allow...
The Maldives National Defence Force has released a trailer of the military's first feature film, Handharu, based on the failed coup attempt on November 3, 1988...
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has expressed grave concern over the Election Commission’s plans to introduce electronic voting in the upcoming local council elections.
President Abdulla Yameen ratified last week changes brought to the Family Act to pave the way for equitable distribution of marital property after divorce, despite opposition...
The Indian government gifted a second helicopter to the Maldivian military last week following the signing of an Indo-Maldives defence action plan in April.
Dozens of riot policemen dispersed the opposition’s weekly prayer for political prisoners at Malé’s main mosque on Friday.
Tamrat Samuel, the United Nation’s special envoy to the Maldives, left Malé on Friday with little apparent sign of progress in resuscitating all-party talks.
A British decision on imposing targeted sanctions against members of the Maldivian government will rest on the outcome of a Commonwealth-led push for reform in the...
Raajje TV has been ordered to stop live broadcast of its popular talk show Fala Surukhee for airing an interview with an opposition member who leveled...
