The summons prompted speculation that Fuwak Thowfeek is being targeted because he could be the opposition coalition's presidential candidate.
Luthfy told police investigators he had warned Justice Ali Hameed and the chief judicial administrator "not to do anything against the government" when he heard rumours...
Former president Mohamed Nasheed, who has already announced his intention to stand in the party primary, is in exile after fleeing from a 13-year prison term.
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has been asked not to move his head at all by an ENT doctor, his lawyer Faisal Mohamed said.
Secret witness testimonies related to the terror trials of former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, his son Faris and two top judges were leaked on Twitter earlier...
There is concern that free and fair elections will not be possible because of a government political crackdown, which intensified in February after a ruling that...
Dunya Maumoon, a former foreign minister in her uncle President Abdulla Yameen's government, told an Indian newspaper that the Maldivian "experiment with democracy may be failing"...
Parliamentarians are paid a total of MVR82,500 (US$5,265) a month.
A dozen lawmakers lost their seats in 2017 when they left the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives. The Supreme Court issued an anti-defection order unseating those...
The amount was previously MVR19,000 a year for government ministers, their spouses and children under 18 and was increased to MVR24,000 after President Abdulla Yameen submitted...
Mohamed Nasheed was found guilty of ordering the “abduction” of a judge after a widely criticised and controversial trial in March 2015. He was sentenced to...
The Judges Act was amended so that judges convicted of a criminal offence can be removed from office - without parliament’s involvement - after the appeal...
It is not clear if or when there will be by-elections for the soon-to-be vacated seats.
The state budget for 2018 allocates MVR 24 million for political parties.
Independent MP Ahmed Mahloof pleaded not guilty to charges of false reporting to law enforcement over a tweet alleging culpability by the authorities over custodial deaths.
A reversal of democratic gains, restriction of rights and impunity for abuses by the security forces are the chief human rights concerns of the US State...
Calls by the European Union to remove a constitutional requirement for all Maldivian citizens to be Muslims have added fuel to a resurgence of religious political...
