Two former attorneys general, a minister at the president's office, and the former Islamic affairs minister have been under secret police surveillance for nearly a year...
It is perhaps not the best idea to jail a bunch of journalists. It means that those who hold the pen, the power to communicate, feel...
Shortly after the amendments to withdraw privileges and state benefits were passed at today's sitting of parliament, the opposition leader tweeted: “I have always believed that...
Speaking to reporters after a meeting Tuesday afternoon with the Maldives Media Council, the parliamentary group leader of the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives said the...
A judge detained over a “forged” warrant to arrest President Abdulla Yameen in connection with the Maldives’ biggest corruption scandal pleaded not guilty to a corruption...
Hamid's lawyer Husnu Suood told The Maldives Independent that the four surveillance cameras in the cell and one in the cell toilet represents a "serious human...
The owner of a car suspected to have been used in the abduction of The Maldives Independent journalist Ahmed Rilwan was arrested Tuesday.
Maldivians reacted with despair as the country's oldest newspaper remained closed for a third day amidst a bitter ownership battle. “Three days without Haveeru is like...
The criminal court blocked reporters from observing proceedings in a graft trial against former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb and his associates today citing a lack of...
Deputy Education Minister Yumna Maumoon, daughter of former President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, has resigned last week, local media reports. It is not clear why Yumna, who...
While international human rights and press freedom organisations have condemned the mass arrests as symptomatic of declining press freedom in the Maldives, the Human Rights Commission...
Pro-government MPs say having more than one deputy prosecutor general will ensure that the criminal justice system will function in the absence of a PG. But...
Home Minister Umar Naseer said the high-profile prisoners were transferred while their special protection unit in 'Asseyri' jail undergoes maintenance. But the main opposition party contends...
The ruling party-dominated parliament has approved six of President Abdulla Yameen's nominees to the Maldives Broadcasting Commission, including the regulator's incumbent president and two campaign workers....
US Ambassador to the Maldives Atul Keshap met this morning with some of the 18 journalists arrested Sunday from a sit-in protest outside the president's office...
Home Minister Umar Naseer says the government is planning to grant police the authority to prosecute petty crimes in a bid to speed up long-pending criminal...
The police have violently cracked down on a peaceful sit-down protest staged by journalists outside the president's office this morning, arresting more than 15 reporters from...
