Maldives News
UN rights committee requests halt to Humam’s execution
The UN Human Rights Committee has requested the government to halt the imminent execution of Hussain Humam Ahmed pending the outcome of its review of his case.
13 Jul 2016, 09:00
Chaos islands
With the new opposition coalition’s first protest rally due to take place tomorrow night, a divided government now readies itself to face a fragmented opposition, setting in motion a battle for legacy in the Indian Ocean, writes Omkar Khandekar.
13 Jul 2016, 09:00
MDP celebrates anniversary behind police barricades
The main opposition party has condemned the “unlawful obstruction” of its anniversary parade as well as the “unnecessary harassment and intimidation of the participants.”
12 Jul 2016, 09:00
Ex-Islamic minister defends death penalty regulations
Dr Shaheem, the vice chancellor of the Maldives Islamic University, argued that the concerns raised by Professor Tariq Ramadan in a letter to the president last week are addressed in the regulations approved by the cabinet in April 2014 for implementing the death penalty.
11 Jul 2016, 09:00
Court threatens to hold AG in contempt
The civil court has threatened to hold Attorney General Mohamed Anil in contempt after his office decided to appeal a judgment that barred former Haveeru staff from working for any other media organisation for two years.
11 Jul 2016, 09:00
MDP to hold anniversary parade in defiance of police
At a meeting last Thursday, senior police officers informed MDP officials that political activity will not be allowed in the streets of the capital, citing complaints about traffic jams and inconvenience to pedestrians.
10 Jul 2016, 09:00
Police use pepper spray to disperse opposition prayer gathering
Riot police also thwarted on Wednesday morning a prayer gathering by opposition supporters outside the Islamic centre in Malé after the communal Eid al-Fitr prayer.
09 Jul 2016, 09:00
State to appeal ‘unlawful’ work ban on ex-Haveeru staff
The state believes a civil court order barring former Haveeru staff from working at any other media organisation for two years is unconstitutional, unlawful, invalid, and cannot be enforced, the attorney general’s office said.
09 Jul 2016, 09:00
Maldives top court upholds second death sentence
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld its second death sentence since the government ended an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment in 2014, paving the way for the Maldives’ first state-sanctioned executions in more than half a century.
09 Jul 2016, 09:00
A tightening of the noose
“Humam’s death will affect all of us, our national psyche because with him we will lose that sense of longing for something good that we might have been,” writes Latheefa Ahmed Verall.
07 Jul 2016, 09:00
Forced migration around the corner: Time to act
“Maldivians are paying a high social and economic cost for development policies that force atoll populations to migrate to Malé,” writes Salma Fikry in her foreword for Falhu Aliran Muiy, a book by Muna Mohamed on the inhabited islands of Maldives.
07 Jul 2016, 09:00
Tariq Ramadan’s appeal for President Yameen to stop imminent execution
In a letter sent to President Yameen on July 5, the renowned Islamic scholar wrote that executing Hussain Humam without the consent of the victim’s family “would contravene the fundamental principles of Islamic law.”
06 Jul 2016, 09:00
PPM expels Gayoom’s son
Former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s son was expelled Tuesday from the ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives amid a bitter internal power struggle that has erupted into open warfare.
05 Jul 2016, 09:00
MPs launch lawsuit to wrest control of PPM from Gayoom
Three MPs have filed a lawsuit against Gayoom at the civil court to regain control of PPM.
05 Jul 2016, 09:00
Maldives foreign minister resigns citing opposition to death penalty
Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon has resigned his afternoon, citing opposition to the government’s plans to implement the death penalty.
05 Jul 2016, 09:00
PPM split a ‘big gift’ to opposition, says Yameen – transcript of speech
If the dispute with his half-brother former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is not resolved, Yameen said the increasingly acrimonious PPM split “will be a big Eid gift to our opposition, or those who would obstruct the development of the Maldives.”
05 Jul 2016, 09:00
Gayoom sets out agenda for PPM reform
Gayoom has set out a five-point plan to reform PPM, prompting fierce criticism from party members loyal to the incumbent president.
04 Jul 2016, 09:00
PPM to hold party congress to decide on presidential primary
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives will hold a congress to decide whether the party should award its ticket to incumbent President Abdulla Yameen or call a primary.
04 Jul 2016, 09:00
Court reprimands attorney general for criticising ban on ex-Haveeru staff
The civil court reprimanded the AG for saying that a much-derided order barring former staff of newspaper Haveeru from working for any other media organisation is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced. Anil’s remarks are “invalid, unlawful, and cannot be acted upon,” the court said.
04 Jul 2016, 09:00
RSF lambasts Maldives president over action against journalists
Slamming Yameen over continued pressure on critical and independent media in the Maldives, RSF has called on the Commonwealth to react without delay.
04 Jul 2016, 09:00
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