The Prosecutor General’s Office has granted immunity and witness protection to a soldier who testified to making two bombs for former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb, local...
The government has reacted furiously to The Economist's coverage of the new opposition coalition launched in London last week, accusing the magazine of being manipulated "to...
Five rival opposition groups announced today a united front to remove President Abdulla Yameen from office, urging supporters to bridge differences to restore democracy.
The president said he will urge the supreme court to issue a ruling in Nasheed's terror appeal. "Then we can decide on how to move forward....
The prisons authority has granted an extension of former President Mohamed Nasheed's medical leave in the UK until May 18, after reviewing its decision to revoke...
On World Press Freedom Day, The Maldives Independent profiles 13 men - dissidents, writers and journalists - who suffered prison, solitary confinement, prosecution, and torture for...
The Maldives signed the historic Paris climate change agreement on Friday, urging big polluters to commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
“We would urge the administration to consider all of the options at its disposal, which might be effective in influencing the government’s behavior,” Senators McCain and...
Home Minister Umar Naseer said in a tweet this morning that he has asked the Maldives Correctional Services' medical board to review a decision to revoke...
The broadcasting regulator instructed Raajje TV in a letter yesterday to issue a formal apology over a documentary aired on February 6 about a Sri Lankan...
A leaked marks sheet compiled after evaluating some 26 candidates shows that the Judicial Service Commission passed over three judges who topped the list with the...
"The reason I visited Mr Prime Minister in India today is to express my appreciation for the very steadfast leadership India has shown in protecting Maldives...
Two former attorneys general, a minister at the president's office, and the former Islamic affairs minister have been under secret police surveillance for nearly a year...
Pro-government MPs say having more than one deputy prosecutor general will ensure that the criminal justice system will function in the absence of a PG. But...
Home Minister Umar Naseer says the government is planning to grant police the authority to prosecute petty crimes in a bid to speed up long-pending criminal...
The government of Maldives has cancelled a US$300,000 PR deal with Washington-based lobbyist Podesta, following former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb’s arrest on a charge of plotting...
The Maldivian Democratic Party has strongly condemned the police's "unconstitutional" obstruction of Friday's protest as well as the heavy use of pepper spray against protesters and...
