The Prosecutor General’s office declined to prosecute Faris Maumoon, son of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, over alleged failure to reimburse the state for expenses from...
Despite claiming to have identified two suspects, the police have yet to make any arrests a week after the 29-year-old was found with multiple stab wounds...
Based on developments during the past year, RSF said the government continues to "persecute the independent media" after a new law criminalised defamation and allowed the...
Four men were arrested on Monday during a series of police raids in Male over an intelligence tip off over a suspected terror plot, according to...
He was found with multiple stab wounds in the stairway of his apartment building in Malé at 3am on Sunday, and died soon after he was...
The police claimed that Gasim was encouraging the overthrow of the government in his speeches at nightly opposition rallies. Leaving him free would impede the investigation...
The police said in a tweet after midnight on Friday that the case was sent to the Prosecutor General's office after completing an investigation requested by...
The Maldives Independent and its former editor Zaheena Rasheed have been named the winners of Index on Censorship’s 2017 Freedom of Expression Journalism Award.
“The prosecutor general’s insistence on continuing this baseless case against Mohamed Wisam and Raajje TV is clearly intended to intimidate all journalists in the Maldives," the...
Maldives Development Alliance MP Mohamed Ismail had caused outrage when he declared during a parliament sitting in March last year that he had carried "sacks of...
The MDP has refused to endorse the election commission’s voter registry for the upcoming local council elections, saying it is unable to verify the list because...
The bill was introduced, debated, reviewed by a committee, and passed on the same day. After the normal sitting in the morning, Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed...
The high court has released prominent social media activist Thayyib Shaheem on the condition that he refrains from defaming the government.
According to the president's office, Dr S Jaishankar conveyed good wishes from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "assured that India will continue to assist and collaborate...
At a preliminary hearing closed to the media and members of the public, Gasim pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery and attempting to influence voting...
At a preliminary hearing Thursday morning, Judge Ahmed Shakeel rejected the state prosecutor's request to detain Riyaz until the end of the trial, dismissing the prosecution's...
The Prosecutor General's office has meanwhile pressed charges against Gasim and JP MP Abdulla Riyaz. The first hearings have been scheduled for Thursday morning.
