The Human Rights Commission of the Maldives has been informed of several instances of acts amounting to torture, it was claimed, but has failed to make...
Around 255,826 metric tonnes of solid waste was generated in Malé in 2014, a 155 percent increase over the preceding decade.
Elected representatives from six opposition-dominated councils were suspended for urging the execution of a Supreme Court order for the release of political prisoners last month.
Chief Justice Saeed, who was accused of instigating a coup in the wake of a Supreme Court order for the release of nine prisoners, is standing trial...
A Home Ministry regulation gazetted in January imposes new criteria that editors at registered media outlets have to meet.
Faris Maumoon has spent more than 200 days in detention, according to one NGO.
Police confirmed that one woman and 14 men remain in custody from the Saturday night round-up. Only five of the more than 140 people arrested on...
Thousands filled the streets of Malé Friday night for anti-government rallies, with the opposition telling media the protests would continue until their demands were met.
A much-anticipated opposition demonstration on Friday night was suppressed with mass arrests and tear gas fired to keep protesters out of the capital's Republic Square.
Calling for targeted sanctions in response to a protracted political crisis, a resolution adopted by the European parliament also strongly criticised "the fact that the practice...
The Maldivian government said it "does not intend to prolong the state of emergency and plans to lift it as soon as the threats posed to national...
About 50 people detained under state of emergency powers at the police detention centre on Dhoonidhoo have started a hunger strike, according to lawyers and the...
According to statistics, 144,286 tourists visited during February, up 19.2 percent from the same month last year.
Three MPs were among 10 people arrested Wednesday night as police cracked down on "illegal demonstrations and violent riots" aimed at overthrowing the government.
The 80mm AC25 asphalt concrete surface is expected to be completed within a month, according to the state-owned Maldives Airports Company Ltd.
The seven-member MBC is an independent body, but has been criticised for favouring President Abdulla Yameen’s administration.
Hisaan Hussain accused police of planting a device under her chair to record a private meeting with her detained client.
