Government-initiated all-party talks are an “exercise in futility” unless jailed political leaders are freed, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party told a visiting Commonwealth representative today.
President Abdulla Yameen is scheduled to make an official visit to India ahead of a crucial Commonwealth summit. He is due to call on Indian Prime...
Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal said the Maldives has seen "a steady weakening of its fragile democracy and an erosion of the rule of law"...
Azima Shukoor's visit comes amidst a lobbying effort by the government to avoid action by the Commonwealth over widely condemned human rights abuses, including the imprisonment...
If there is a particular event which can be pointed to as the beginning of the end of Maldives’ peaceful transition to democracy, the acceptance of...
The Supreme Court has concluded hearing the state's appeal of a terror conviction against former President Mohamed Nasheed’s terror conviction. A verdict is expected at a...
President Abdulla Yameen has thanked India and Pakistan for helping the Maldives avoid action by the Commonwealth over human rights abuses, but has offered no indication...
President Abdulla Yameen has made it clear that he considers the release of jailed politicians as abuse of his powers, despite international calls to do so...
The opposition has denounced claims by the government that it had waived a condition for the release of jailed leaders and agreed to sit down for...
Cameron, in a statement to the UK parliament on November 30, said he “welcomed the report of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group and the decision to...
The Prime Ministers of UK and Malta highlighted a need for action against the Maldives, but the three-day heads of government summit ended without a public...
"It is essential that all constitutional fundamental rights and freedoms are immediately restored and that due process of law is respected. A genuine dialogue with all...
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) met in New York on Friday discussed the undermining of judicial independence and the systematic denial of political space including...
President Abdulla Yameen had sought parliament's counsel on the country's membership of the Commonwealth following lobbying efforts for an assessment of Maldives’ alleged violations of the...
“We should never allow the heat of politics to cause long lasting damage to national interests,” vice president Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed said ahead of a...
PPM MPs held a meeting with President Abdulla Yameen, the attorney general and the tourism minister today after the president requested parliamentary counsel on leaving the...
The cabinet has decided to reassess the Maldives' membership in the Commonwealth following repeated threats to leave the inter-governmental organization. British MPs are meanwhile continuing to...
