Faris was stopped at the Velana International Airport's immigration checkpoint Sunday morning after he checked in to fly to Bangalore, India to visit a sick relative.
The Vaadhoo councillor-elect is the first of 101 independent candidates who won seats in the Maldives' third local council elections to join a political party.
The assistant manager of the state-owned powerhouse on the southern island of Thimafarushi in Thaa atoll has been transferred after refusing to resign in the wake...
Arrivals grew by 15.6 percent in January, the peak season for the industry which also coincided with the Chinese New Year. But the growth rate was...
Shifaq Mufeed 'Histo,' the vice president of the Human Rights Commission of Maldives, resigned from his post on Thursday.
The Maldivian judiciary has restricted the media's right to report court proceedings, undermined the autonomy of independent bodies, and arbitrarily disbarred lawyers, writes Shamsul Falaah.
JP leader Gasim Ibrahim was released from police custody on the condition that he refrains from speaking in a manner that sows discord or incites unrest...
The appeal for urgent action was submitted to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and four Special Rapporteurs on the family’s behalf by pro bono...
Superintendent Ahmed Shifan told Maldives Independent that the suspect was arrested earlier this week and the criminal court has since remanded him to police custody for...
Police Chief Ahmed Areef must accept an independent international investigation or resign as he is ultimately responsible for the failure to protect Yameen despite numerous death...
The conditions for his release include refraining from "holding meetings with people who sow discord and strife in society," speaking in a manner that sows discord...
Prominent clerics accused of justifying the killing of 'apostates' as death threats mount in the wake of blogger Yameen Rasheed's murder.
Businesses and households in Malé have been struggling to buy drinking water for the past five weeks after a fall in production coupled with high demand...
The three Special Rapporteurs observed that the unsolved murder was "the latest in a series of attacks against journalists and human rights defenders expressing liberal views,"...
With results from 98 percent of 422 ballot boxes collected, the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party is leading with 315 seats and the ruling Progressive Party...
Four more suspects have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of liberal blogger Yameen Rasheed in the early hours on April 23. The police...
Gasim was charged for declaring that the allied opposition parties would grant tickets for the 2019 parliamentary elections to MPs who vote to impeach Speaker Maseeh...
