Maldives
Government accused of involvement in journalist’s disappearance
The family of The Maldives Independent’s journalist, Ahmed Rilwan, has alleged state-involvement in his abduction and disappearance nearly two years ago.
04 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Locked Up: 13 writers whose words were held against them
On World Press Freedom Day, The Maldives Independent profiles 13 men – dissidents, writers and journalists – who suffered prison, solitary confinement, prosecution, and torture for their written words.
03 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Plans for e-voting sparks concern
The main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party has expressed grave concern over the Election Commission’s plans to introduce electronic voting in the upcoming local council elections.
01 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Police disperse labour day protest
Scores of police officers have blocked a labour day march organized by Maldivian civil society organisations, despite an appeal by the human rights watchdog to allow protesters to exercise their right to assembly.
01 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Suspects in Rilwan’s abduction moved back to police custody
Two suspects in the abduction of journalist Ahmed Rilwan were transferred to a remand facility days after the criminal court moved the pair to house imprisonment.
01 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Police disperse weekly prayer for political prisoners
Dozens of riot policemen dispersed the opposition’s weekly prayer for political prisoners at Malé’s main mosque on Friday.
30 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Little sign of progress in UN bid to resuscitate Maldives talks
Tamrat Samuel, the United Nation’s special envoy to the Maldives, left Malé on Friday with little apparent sign of progress in resuscitating all-party talks.
30 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
UK awaits CMAG’s September review of Maldives
A British decision on imposing targeted sanctions against members of the Maldivian government will rest on the outcome of a Commonwealth-led push for reform in the Indian Ocean archipelago, a top diplomat from the UK has said.
30 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Haveeru office hit by arson attack
The offices of the Maldives’ oldest newspaper, Haveeru, was hit by an arson attack in the early hours of Friday morning, local media report.
29 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Raajje TV ordered to stop live broadcast of popular talk show
Raajje TV has been ordered to stop live broadcast of its popular talk show Fala Surukhee for airing an interview with an opposition member who leveled allegations of corruption at President Abdulla Yameen.
28 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Yameen receives governance award from Indian NGO
President Abdulla Yameen was given Wednesday a governance award by an Indian civil society group, recognising his “long term and sustainable plans for the development of Maldives.”
27 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Judge enters not guilty plea on Adeeb’s behalf in graft trial
The criminal court today entered guilty pleas on behalf of the defendants after they refused to respond to charges due to the court’s alleged refusal to provide them with case documents.
26 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
AdduLive was blocked because it was not registered, says home ministry
Home Minister Umar Naseer ordered the telecoms regulator to block access to regional news website, AdduLive, because it was unregistered, a spokeswoman has said. Critics have condemned the move as an attack on free speech, noting it has implications for bloggers and other content posted online.
26 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Chinese admiral in Malé for defence talks
Vice Admiral Tiang Zhong met with Defence Minister Adam Shareef Umar, Chief of Defence Forces Major General Ahmed Shiyam and senior military officers to discuss boosting cooperation and developing the Maldivian military’s human resources, according to the Maldives National Defence Force.
26 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
A tale of two Maldives
The simple fact is that for many months the international media and political leaders in the US, UK and Europe have heard only one side of the story about the Maldives: that promoted by Nasheed and his high-profile media lawyers, writes Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon.
26 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Defiant Yameen lashes out as concerns persist over jailing of opponents
The Maldives’ embattled president, Abdulla Yameen, has lashed out at persisting international scrutiny over the jailing of his opponents, days after cabinet ministers promised to follow recommendations for reform by the Commonwealth.
25 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Politics of radicalisation: how the Maldives is failing to stem violent extremism
Azim Zahir explores the array of factors that fuel radicalisation in the Maldives; “block thinking” that does not bother to understand complexities; government’s trivialising of the issue; instrumentalisation of religion by all political parties; and the “Islamisation” of gangs.
25 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Leaked audio implicates acting prisons chief in bribery
A private TV channel has leaked an audio clip of a phone conversation between Deputy Commissioner of Prisons and an unidentified man, discussing the unlawful release of an inmate and the solicitation of a bribe.
24 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
“No sympathy for people like us:” Milestones in the life of a Maldivian death row prisoner
Hussain Humam Ahmed, 22 years, is on death row for the murder of MP Afrasheem Ali. His family fears he was framed and judged guilty because of his background of poverty and violence.
24 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
Maldives and the Commonwealth’s formal agenda: both sides claim victory
Ministers here have said the CMAG had not placed the Maldives on its formal agenda, while critics argued that continued scrutiny means the Maldives is effectively on the 53-member inter-governmental body’s watch.
23 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM
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