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‘Migrant workers keep out’: A day at Rasrani park
Policemen and guides from the housing ministry have been keeping away migrant workers from the revamped Sultan Park after a controversial decision to charge an entrance fee for expatriates.
05 Sep 2017, 9:00 AM
The road to justice is paved with answers to Rilwan’s abduction
The non-action of the authorities has created and nourished a culture of impunity for criminals that have made Malé one of the most dangerous cities in the world to live, writes Azra Naseem.
09 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
Three years after Rilwan’s abduction
“Where is Rilwan? What happened to Rilwan?” asks the missing journalist’s family three years after his abduction at knifepoint outside his apartment building.
08 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
An examined life: Yameen Rasheed
“The killing of Yameen is so difficult to come to terms with because it symbolises the death of potential,” writes Azra Naseem.
02 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM
Tariq Ramadan renews appeal to stop executions
The renowned Islamic scholar urged President Abdulla Yameen to reconsider moving ahead with the first execution in the Maldives in more than 60 years.
20 Jul 2017, 9:00 AM
Keeping paradise pristine
Ahead of this year’s Ramadan and World Environment Day, UN resident coordinator Shoko Noda writes about the escalating waste issue in the Maldives.
25 May 2017, 9:00 AM
Abusive judicial discretion in the Maldives
The Maldivian judiciary has restricted the media’s right to report court proceedings, undermined the autonomy of independent bodies, and arbitrarily disbarred lawyers, writes Shamsul Falaah.
13 May 2017, 9:00 AM
A tribute to Yameen Rasheed – and a call for justice and accountability
Police Chief Ahmed Areef must accept an independent international investigation or resign as he is ultimately responsible for the failure to protect Yameen despite numerous death threats, writes Jared Genser.
11 May 2017, 9:00 AM
‘Next is you’: More death threats follow blogger’s murder
Prominent clerics accused of justifying the killing of ‘apostates’ as death threats mount in the wake of blogger Yameen Rasheed’s murder.
10 May 2017, 9:00 AM
‘Not free’
On this year’s World Press Freedom Day, the Maldives Independent spoke to journalists from top media outlets in the country for their views on the state of press freedom in the country.
03 May 2017, 9:00 AM
A call for a new politics
Justice for Yameen and Rilwan will remain elusive without a radically different politics built on an honest assessment of all parties, including the Maldivian Democratic Party, argues Fathima Musthaq and Azim Zahir.
02 May 2017, 9:00 AM
Remembering Yameen: part two
Part two of an interview with murdered blogger Yamin Rasheed’s mother Mariyam Shafeega and sister Yumna Rasheed.
30 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Remembering Yameen
The Maldives Independent sat down with murdered blogger Yamin Rasheed’s mother Mariyam Shafeega and sister Yumna Rasheed as they mourned and remembered the young man who inspired many with his writing, empathy and activism.
29 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Investor’s woes in the Maldives
A history of abruptly terminating contracts with foreign companies does not bode well for the foreign investment climate in the Maldives, writes a Maldives Independent reader.
26 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Mourning the brutal murder of Yameen Rasheed
Azim Zahir examines the rise of Salafi-Wahhabism, the more recent Salafi-Jihadism, and the new type of violence represented by the cases of Dr Afrasheem Ali, Ahmed Rilwan and Yameen Rasheed.
24 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Depression: Let’s Talk
For societies in which depression remains taboo, or is poorly understood, discussing it can mean examining deep and enduring social norms, writes Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia.
11 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Maldives fights rumours of island sales to Saudi Arabia with clampdown
Police officers on the island of Magoodhoo in Faafu atoll forced a journalist working as a stringer for The New York Times to sign a statement saying he would not interview islanders about the rumoured multi-billion investment from Saudi Arabia.
02 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM
Saved by the bull?
Did the Saudi king postpone the official visit because of the flu or MP Nihan’s leaked audio about amending the constitution to facilitate the sale of Faafu atoll Himithi to the deputy crown prince? asks Azra Naseem.
18 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
The things we do
“I am not pessimistic by nature, but I fear for the future of my homeland. Paradise is rarely regained in the political arena. The very nature of politics makes it so,” writes Latheefa Verall.
15 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
Victim blaming and misogyny in Maldives
The reaction on social media platforms to a gang rape in Hulhumalé earlier this month exposed misogynistic views and blaming-the-victim attitudes among Maldivians.
13 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
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