The MDP's national council adopted a resolution last night backing targeted sanctions on senior officials of the state if the government continues to detain former President...
“If the government refuses to abide by the recommendations and decisions of the UNWGAD, we will proceed with direct street action. MDP will protest relentlessly day...
The main opposition party's first street rally in three months attracted a crowd of about 200 people. Dozens of police officers made several attempts to obstruct...
A moratorium on street protests was part of a deal made with the government in exchange for the release of political prisoners. The MDP withdrew from...
At a preliminary hearing to determine if the high court should accept the state's appeal of terrorism conviction against Nasheed, prosecutors said the state is seeking...
The stabbing of lawyer Mahfooz Saeed on Friday cannot be easily dismissed as gang violence, an attempted robbery, or an assault by drug addicts, writes Hassan...
Whether the video message threatening to kill the president and harm tourism is authentic or a hoax, it does a lot of harm for the Maldives'...
The Maldives government’s response to a YouTube video posted on Monday threatening to kill President Abdulla Yameen and Vice President Ahmed Adeeb and launch terror attacks...
In Malé, anger at the government is palpable, so is frustration and a certain amount of despair. At a loss as to what to do, many...
"We documented a serious erosion of the independence, impartiality and integrity of the judiciary, which has resulted in the deterioration in the rule of law in...
"The return of Mr. Nasheed to prison in our view constitutes a serious set-back to the human rights situation as well as to moves towards finding...
Today's sitting of parliament was adjourned amid protests by main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) MPs over former President Mohamed Nasheed's transfer back to jail from...
Former President Mohamed Nasheed has been taken back to jail by prison guards acting with Specialist Operations (SO) police officers, eight weeks after the opposition leader...
"We have forwarded all of Nasheed’s medical records and the doctors recommendations to the home minister. He now will decide on extension of house arrest," Commissioner...
Former President Mohamed Nasheed's 13-year jail term on a terrorism conviction was not commuted to house arrest, the Attorney General's Office has said, raising fears that...
The Prosecutor General’s (PG) Office is yet to appeal former President Mohamed Nasheed’s terrorism conviction, despite nearly three weeks passing since the announcement of intent to...
The Criminal Court has delayed for the second time a verdict against some 15 opposition supporters of charged with protesting in March at the restricted Malé...
