EU sanctions and the Maldives: A Q&A

The government has been warned “not to get caught up in its own propaganda.”

21 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Earlier this month the European Union said it was slapping sanctions on people, organisations or institutions it says are responsible for human rights abuses, undermining democracy or stopping free and fair elections from taking place in the Maldives.
Like reading the small print? Key EU documents relating to the sanctions can be found here and here.
The Maldives Independent breaks it down.
These sanctions are a bit sudden

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