MDP Haruge

Riot police switch off microphones at MUO rally

Riot police officers tried to halt an opposition rally Monday night after forcibly entering the Maldivian Democratic Party’s haruge (meeting hall) in Malé without a court order.

Police crack down on opposition prayer, tea party

Riot police cracked down on the opposition’s weekly prayer gathering and a tea party Friday afternoon using pepper spray and force. The father of jailed MP Ahmed Mahloof was among seven men arrested outside the Islamic centre.

Police request statement from Nasheed as MDP petitions for elections

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