Hundreds of raincoat-clad protesters have taken to the streets of Malé calling for President Abdulla Yameen’s resignation, prompting a crackdown by riot police who have used...
The criminal court has issued warrants for the arrest of opposition leaders. Nasheed is wanted over an investigation of "a case involving more than MVR1.8 million...
Shammoon 'Lucas' Jaleel will spend a total of 45 days in custody over Twitter posts that police claimed incited hate against security forces
Vice President Abdulla Jihad returned to the Maldives this morning after an official visit to the United Arab Emirates.
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has submitted a complaint to the anti-corruption watchdog over the state broadcaster's live telecast of a ruling party campaign rally.
The attorney general’s office has filed a case at the high court to overturn a lower court order to compensate a top government official sacked for...
Foreign journalists have been biased in their reporting on the Maldives and must be banned from working long-term in the Maldives, says the MNCCI
The opposition is being slammed as traitors, and Maldivians are being urged to “close ranks against colonial powers” described by some as involved in an effort...
Nasheed and six senior officials of his administration have been ordered to repay government funds they had “misused,” the finance ministry has said
Political party members whose fingerprints are not on file at the elections commission have until October 11 to submit their records under a new law
The leaders of the Maldives United Opposition have travelled to Sri Lanka after several months of exile in the United Kingdom, fuelling growing speculation of President...
The JSC says it was not consulted on the Commonwealth's plan to hire a lawyer to assist in reforming the commission and the judiciary
Adeeb labeled the trial a farce when a judge overruled his concerns of procedural irregularities
The civil court ruling, which prohibits all former Haveeru employees from working at any other news outlet for two years, is unconstitutional and will amount to...
Four of the eight soldiers arrested earlier this month on charges of conspiring to oust the Yameen administration have been dismissed and placed under investigation
A ruling party MP threatened to sue al-Jazeera last night over an upcoming documentary about alleged corruption and abuse of power by President Abdulla Yameen that...
Mahloof's petition is the fourth from a high-profile Maldivian politician to come before the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention since early 2015. In September, the...
