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Extremism

Crime

Counter-terrorism centre defines extremist ideology

NCTC offered a guideline for identifying hardliners.

23 Dec 2019, 9:00 AM

Politics

Rape victim taken under state care

The 13-year-old girl gave birth after an illegal marriage.

03 Dec 2019, 9:00 AM

Crime

Extremist suspect arrested over rape of 13-year-old girl

Ismail Hammad was arrested upon his release from hospital.

01 Dec 2019, 9:00 AM

Politics

Home minister defends police as MPs warn of ‘deep state’

Imran was at odds with lawmakers over the response to recent revelations.

27 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM

Politics

Parliamentary probe launched into jihadi group

The group is accused of murdering a lawmaker and journalist.

19 Nov 2019, 9:00 AM

Crime

Maldives man ‘beheaded in Syria’ had history of extremism

Ahmed Zubair went to Syria with his wife and two kids.

25 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM

Culture

Social media a ‘threat to national security’

Extremist content is still available online despite government pledges to stamp it out.

27 May 2018, 9:00 AM

Crime

Teachers ‘must’ monitor students in anti-extremism fight

Teachers in the Maldives must be educated on how to monitor students for extremist ideologies, according to the first strategy document from the National Counter Terror Centre.

05 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM

Crime

Closed hearings continue in blogger’s murder trial

The PG office spokesman said Sunday’s hearing was closed because it dealt with preliminary matters.

30 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM

Crime

Two Maldivians caught en route to Syria

Two Maldivians en route to join the fighting in Syria have been arrested in Turkey and brought back to the country, according to the police.

21 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM

Crime

Two Maldivians among Malaysia terror suspects

“The two Maldives men, who worked as air-conditioner technicians, were arrested for using Malaysia and Singapore as a transit point before heading to Syria to join IS,” said Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohamad Fuzi Harun.

06 Sep 2017, 9:00 AM

Features & Comment

A call for a new politics

Justice for Yameen and Rilwan will remain elusive without a radically different politics built on an honest assessment of all parties, including the Maldivian Democratic Party, argues Fathima Musthaq and Azim Zahir.

02 May 2017, 9:00 AM

Features & Comment

Mourning the brutal murder of Yameen Rasheed

Azim Zahir examines the rise of Salafi-Wahhabism, the more recent Salafi-Jihadism, and the new type of violence represented by the cases of Dr Afrasheem Ali, Ahmed Rilwan and Yameen Rasheed.

24 Apr 2017, 9:00 AM

Crime

Some Jihadi recruiters ‘identified and under surveillance’

The government has identified individuals suspected of recruiting Maldivians for militant extremist groups fighting in the Syrian civil war, Defence Minister Adam Shareef Umar revealed today.

23 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Government unveils ‘zero tolerance’ counter-terrorism policy

The government has promised “swift measures” against Maldivians involved with terrorist organisations in a new state policy on combating terrorism and violent extremism. A seven-page policy paper made public on Thursday broadly outlined plans to improve security and conduct de-radicalisation and rehabilitation programmes.

17 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Government defends imprisonment of ‘extremist’ Sheikh Imran

“Extremism does not necessarily take the form of religious extremism; a call by an individual to commit violence in the name of a political ideology is as dangerous, and must be dealt with in the same way,” the foreign ministry said in a statement defending Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran’s terrorism conviction.

18 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM

Politics

Vice president defends Islam textbooks

20 May 2015, 5:29 PM

Crime

Maldivians fighting wars abroad a concern, says Police Commissioner

03 Feb 2015, 4:17 PM

Crime

Charlie Hebdo massacre demonstrates “profound need to counter radicalism,” says President Yameen

11 Jan 2015, 8:39 PM

Politics

Fuvahmulah couple the latest to travel to ISIS territory for jihad

30 Oct 2014, 7:28 PM

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