The parliament has amended the 1994 Religious Unity Act to set up a new Supreme Council for Islamic affairs with the authority to issue fatwas or...
The government will continue to attempt to convince the Maldivian Democratic Party and Adhaalath Party to participate in all-party talks following a third snub by the...
The ruling Progressive Party of the Maldives has condemned accusations that it was anti-Islamic by scholars of the religious conservative Adhaalath Party in a well-attended rally...
The move follow warnings from a visiting delegation from the European parliament that the EU will consider imposing sanctions against top Maldivian officials if the government...
The Maldivian Democracy Network described Judge Bari's behaviour as "prejudicial" towards the accused as well as in breach of the code of conduct for judges.
The criminal court heard today anonymised witness testimony that claimed Sheikh Imran Abdulla's absence from a historic anti-government rally on May Day had led to violent...
Sheikh Imran Abdulla, the president of the Adhaalath Party, has requested a change of judge in an on going trial on terrorism charges, claiming that the...
At today's hearing of the Adhaalath Party leader's terrorism trial, the state prosecutor said Imran was the leading figure of the May Day rally, but had...
Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla’s speech at an anti-government demonstration in May constitutes terrorism, state prosecutors insisted today at a hearing that saw heated exchanges...
"They were fined because they had involved children in their protest and also for using the UN emblem against the regulations," Elections Commissioner Ahmed Akram told...
The criminal court today transferred Adhaalath Party President Sheikh Imran Abdulla to house arrest, citing the state's violation of an order to provide access to medical...
The President of Adhaalath Party Sheikh Imran Abdulla, indicted for terrorism and held in a high security prison, was transferred to house arrest today.
