President Abdulla Yameen attempted to shrug off responsibility for the Maldives' biggest ever corruption scandal, by claiming he was not aware "charity" to MPs and ruling...
A New Delhi-based rights group has criticised the Commonwealth’s failure to penalise the Maldives, arguing that the government's “continued disregard of core Commonwealth values warrants a...
The Commonwealth pledged today to continue scrutiny over and support for the Maldives, issuing a list of demands for President Abdulla Yameen, including freedom for jailed...
Majority leader Ahmed Nihan spat at a female opposition MP over allegations of corruption prompting screaming matches, issuing of threats and fistfights between MPs today.
The Maldives Correctional Service says it needs additional documents to extend former President Mohamed Nasheed’s 30-day leave from prison.
Senior UN political official Miroslav Jenča has assured President Abdulla Yameen of UN assistance for all-party talks announced amidst continuing international concern over human rights in...
Omnia Strategy, a legal consultancy firm chaired by Cherie Blair, the wife of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, was paid more than £200,000 by a...
Doctors estimate "it would take six to eight weeks for the initial stages of the treatment," reads a letter Nasheed's lawyer Hassan Latheef sent to Commissioner...
The judicial watchdog has approved a proposal by the Supreme Court to transfer the chief judge of the criminal court to the family court effective February...
The state's evidence suggests that Muhthaz Muhsin and accomplices traveled to Alif Dhaal Maamigili around 12:45am on February 7 "to seek a court order to arrest...
The police have banned Friday’s anti-corruption walk organized by the Maldivian Democratic Party, citing concerns over clashes in the past and ongoing construction on a bridge...
"We want to see a change in behaviour from the Maldivian government to make sure that political prisoners are set free and yes we are prepared...
Cameron assured the Maldives' opposition leader that "the UK would continue to raise concerns about the erosion of democracy and wider situation in the Maldives and...
Following his temporary release from jail, former President Mohamed Nasheed met today with the heads of diplomatic missions in Colombo and expressed the need for dialogue...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has welcomed the Maldivian government's decision to authorise jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed to seek medical treatment in the UK.
President Abdulla Yameen has backtracked on an "unconditional promise" to allow jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed to travel to the United Kingdom for medical care, and...
In her first-ever interview with a US television network, Mohamed Nasheed’s heavyweight human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, wife of actor George, said she had won support...
