In face off with riot police, protesters pray for deliverance from tyranny
When riot police blocked hundreds of opposition supporters from marching in Malé for a third day today, they formed lines in front of police barricades this afternoon and prayed for deliverance from tyranny.
30 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
When riot police blocked hundreds of opposition supporters from marching in Malé for a third day today, they formed lines in front of police barricades this afternoon and prayed for deliverance from tyranny.
Defiant Maldivian Democratic Party supporters are continuing a 73 hour and 13 minute protest that began under the banner ‘Liberation’ on Friday.
Home Minister Umar Naseer says the government will not allow street protests, a move that human rights advocates say is unconstitutional.
Riot police have pepper-sprayed, beaten, arrested and tear-gassed protesters to prevent them from staging a march. The MDP is demanding the release of former President Mohamed Nasheed and other political prisoners.
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