Amnesty International has petitioned the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim's case, seeking a judgment declaring his imprisonment illegal.
The military's bomb squad has removed a suspected improvised explosive device found near the vacant presidential palace this morning.
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has said that the government's infringement of the constitutional right to freedom of assembly shows its "lack of sincerity" in...
Opposition MPs Ahmed Mahloof and Eva Abdulla were summoned for questioning by the police on Friday after the pair dumped fake dollar bills with President Abdulla...
A sports journalist at the opposition-aligned Raajje TV was arrested this afternoon after police officers allegedly entered the private station's office in Malé without a court...
MDP Chairperson Ali Waheed had told the opposition-aligned Raajje TV last week that US$1.5 billion in cash was brought to the Maldives last year on a...
The move follow warnings from a visiting delegation from the European parliament that the EU will consider imposing sanctions against top Maldivian officials if the government...
The Maldives' broadcasting regulator has ordered the opposition-aligned Raajje TV not to air a documentary about a Sri Lankan man who allegedly performed sorcery or black magic...
Citing the transaction number, the bank account number, the name of the employee who oversaw the transaction, and the name and mobile phone number of the...
The government has "dealt another blow to the independence of the judiciary and the rule of law" with the judge's arrest, said ICJ's Asia Director Sam...
The state's evidence suggests that Muhthaz Muhsin and accomplices traveled to Alif Dhaal Maamigili around 12:45am on February 7 "to seek a court order to arrest...
A visiting delegation from the European parliament urged the government to free political prisoners and engage in genuine dialogue with political parties. "There is no chance...
Muhthaz Muhsin was arrested around midnight last night along with a judge at the Maamigili magistrate court on suspicion of involvement in issuing an “invalid” court...
Yameen's remarks came after a local company implicated in the unprecedented corruption scandal said that the the missing funds were distributed to the first couple, the...
Former Prosecutor General Muhthaz Muhsin and a judge at the Alif Dhaal Maamigili magistrate court have been arrested over a "fake" warrant issued for President Abdulla...
Independent MP Ahmed Mahloof was summoned to the police headquarters last night for questioning over claims that there are millions of dollars in the first couple’s...
Chief Superintendent Mohamed Riyaz told the press that former President Mohamed Nasheed - who is currently in the UK on a 30-day medical leave from prison...
