Ahead of Saturday's local council elections, ministers have been travelling across the country to launch infrastructure projects, urging voters to choose ruling coalition candidate to ensure...
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,...
The suspect was arrested from a residence near Yameen's apartment building in Malé and was reportedly tailing the blogger on the night of his murder.
Hundreds of people have been signing a petition to be sent to parliament and the commissioner calling for a credible investigation into the murder of liberal...
After multiple delays, campaigning for the May 6 local council elections has entered the final stretch with both the ruling and opposition parties walking door to...
The Prosecutor General’s office declined to prosecute Faris Maumoon, son of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, over alleged failure to reimburse the state for expenses from...
Despite claiming to have identified two suspects, the police have yet to make any arrests a week after the 29-year-old was found with multiple stab wounds...
Part two of an interview with murdered blogger Yamin Rasheed’s mother Mariyam Shafeega and sister Yumna Rasheed.
The Maldives Independent sat down with murdered blogger Yamin Rasheed's mother Mariyam Shafeega and sister Yumna Rasheed as they mourned and remembered the young man who...
Based on developments during the past year, RSF said the government continues to "persecute the independent media" after a new law criminalised defamation and allowed the...
A history of abruptly terminating contracts with foreign companies does not bode well for the foreign investment climate in the Maldives, writes a Maldives Independent reader.
The Maldives police have released photos of two men they suspect to be involved in the brutal murder of outspoken blogger Yameen Rasheed, but did not...
Four men were arrested on Monday during a series of police raids in Male over an intelligence tip off over a suspected terror plot, according to...
The police investigation will only be deemed credible if it includes investigators from reputable international organisations, Yameen's parents said.
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...
He was found with multiple stab wounds in the stairway of his apartment building in Malé at 3am on Sunday, and died soon after he was...
The police claimed that Gasim was encouraging the overthrow of the government in his speeches at nightly opposition rallies. Leaving him free would impede the investigation...
