MPs of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) have slammed Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon's claim that the global spotlight on the Maldives is hampering the...
President Abdulla Yameen has blamed slow progress in the construction of sports stadiums and mosques on an alleged lack of construction companies in the Maldives.
A Supreme Court writ ordering the Attorney General’s (AG) Office to represent all state offices, including independent institutions, has caused concern, with lawyers saying the writ...
Following renewed calls by the UN human rights chief and the UK for former President Nasheed's release, Yameen said there are "things I will not do...
Ibrahim Riyaz was found guilty of abuse of authority in awarding a US$21 million land reclamation project in late 2010 to Heavy Load Maldives - a...
Former ruling party MP Ahmed Nazim has lodged a complaint with the human rights watchdog over alleged mistreatment in state custody.
The government has granted jailed former Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim permission to seek medical treatment abroad. He has been authorized to leave the Maldives for seven...
"To seek the release of an individual purely on the basis of his political standing and having [no] regard to the allegations against him is inappropriate,...
The civil court has rejected a request by jailed ex Defence Minister Mohamed Nazim for medical treatment abroad and a transfer to house arrest. It claims...
The government has done all it could to ensure former President Mohamed Nasheed's right to appeal his conviction on terrorism charges, President Abdulla Yameen said last...
Following international media coverage of the alleged secret surveillance, the prisons authority said in a statement - posted in English on Twitter by the foreign ministry...
Nazim’s brother Adam Azim told The Maldives Independent that the retired colonel has had countless hospital visits since his imprisonment in March due to complications with...
Abdulla Algeen was accused of embezzling US$177,460 of Japanese funding from the Department of Meteorology while he was its director, but the High Court ruled that...
A moratorium on street protests was part of a deal made with the government in exchange for the release of political prisoners. The MDP withdrew from...
Following a preliminary hearing held yesterday to decide whether to proceed with the appeal, the three-judge panel ruled unanimously that it could not accept the case...
A ruling by the UN working group of arbitrary detention declaring former President Mohamed Nasheed's imprisonment unlawful would be an "authoritative judgment" that could pave the...
Former President Mohamed Nasheed's high-profile international lawyers Amal Clooney and Jared Genser have alleged that the government spied on their meeting with the opposition leader at...
