Shortly after Gasim's Jumhooree Party formed an alliance with the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party in February and launched an anti-government campaign, the tourism ministry terminated...
The EC had threatened to take action against the main opposition party over the use of the UN logo in the November 27 protest. The MDP...
Maldivians have failed to achieve the same level of development as Singapore due to a lack of good behaviour and discipline, President Abdulla Yameen said this...
Deputy Home Minister Ahmed Adeem is under investigation by the police over the alleged embezzlement of MVR2 million (US$129,700) from the state's pension fund. The embezzlement...
Nazim was unable to leave as scheduled last Sunday despite permission from the Maldives Correctional Services. The department of immigration had seized his passport on orders...
Nasheed's lawyers told the press today that the former president has always called for a "political solution" to his jailing, but President Abdulla Yameen has repeatedly...
Powerful western countries use “double standards” to unfairly judge small and vulnerable nations like the Maldives, President Abdulla Yameen has said. Speaking at a function held...
The current administration's breach of international human rights conventions has tarnished the country's reputation, says the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, as the government insists "the...
"The past seven years have seen the Maldives leap forward and just as quickly regress heavily in the rights arena," the MDN said in a statement...
Colonel Ahmed 'Papa' Fayaz's lawyer has challenged his administrative detention at the military barracks, seeking an order declaring the senior officer's continuing detention arbitrary and illegal.
"Corruption continues to undermine development by promoting wastage, has eroded public confidence in key institutions and victimise vulnerable communities in Maldivian society," Transparency Maldives has said.
The high court has sentenced a man to death based on a murder confession he had retracted in court, prompting concern that the verdict heralds a...
A police spokesperson confirmed that Hussain Shameem is under investigation, but declined to reveal the nature of the charges against the former deputy prosecutor general. The...
“All SAARC Member States must work collectively together to deliver human security for our people, and ensure that terrorist organisations have no room to spread their...
Home Minister Umar Naseer revealed today jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed’s medical condition, prompting an outcry on social media over the release of confidential information.
Two state-owned flats in Malé have been leased to President Abdulla Yameen's son below market price with the consent of the anti-corruption watchdog. Each two-bedroom apartments...
Ex Finance Minister Ahmed Inaz, former Maldives Airports Company Ltd Chairman 'Bandhu' Ahmed Saleem, and former members of the MACL board of directors will not be...
