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Rilwan

Culture

Abducted journalist’s writing offered in new book

‘What Rilwan Spoke About’ features a curated selection of translated articles.

01 Sep 2019, 9:00 AM

Features & Comment

‘Don’t let go’: President marches with family of murdered blogger

President Solih marched with the parents of Yameen Rasheed and Ahmed Rilwan.

24 Apr 2019, 9:00 AM

Crime

Extremist group ‘masterminded’ murders and abduction

The murders of a moderate scholar, blogger and the abduction of a journalist were connected.

21 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM

Features & Comment

Three years after Rilwan’s abduction

“Where is Rilwan? What happened to Rilwan?” asks the missing journalist’s family three years after his abduction at knifepoint outside his apartment building.

08 Aug 2017, 9:00 AM

Culture

Police crack down on march for abducted journalist

The police cracked down Tuesday afternoon on a march led by the family of abducted journalist Ahmed Rilwan, snatching banners and placards and arresting nine people.

08 Aug 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

Man arrested for threatening missing journalist’s brother

The brother of a key suspect in the abduction of The Maldives Independent journalist Ahmed Rilwan has been arrested on suspicion of threatening the missing journalist’s brother.

02 May 2016, 9:00 AM

Culture

Complaint filed over pepper spray use, obstruction of Find Moyameehaa walk

The mother of missing journalist Ahmed Rilwan filed a complaint with the human rights watchdog today over police obstruction of a peaceful memorial walk held on August 8 to mark one year after her son’s unexplained disappearance.

19 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM

Culture

Rights NGO condemns police obstruction of memorial walk for missing journalist

“Riot police manhandled family members and friends of Rilwan, used pepper spray at disproportionately close range, directly into the eyes of demonstrators and also arrested a member of Rilwan’s family who was later released,” the Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN) said.

09 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM

Politics

Journalist’s family marks one year of disappearance with moment of silence

Meanwhile, New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has sent a letter to President Abdulla Yameen calling on the government to ensure a credible and independent investigation into the journalist’s disappearance.

08 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM

Politics

Missing journalist’s family pepper sprayed at ‘Question March’

Police officers obstructed a march held in Malé today by family and friends of missing Minivan News journalist Ahmed Rilwan, pepper spraying family members at the front line and arresting one relative.

08 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM

Politics

Maldives slides in RSF press freedom index to 112th place

25 Feb 2015, 6:57 PM

Features & Comment

Q&A: “With patience, until I die” – Rilwan’s mother vows to continue the search

18 Jan 2015, 1:26 PM

News In Brief

Suspect in Rilwan’s disappearance released from house arrest

03 Dec 2014, 1:06 PM

Crime

MDN urges the police to speed up investigations of death threats against journalists

02 Nov 2014, 3:46 PM

Crime

Majlis throws out 5055 signature petition on Rilwan’s disappearance

28 Oct 2014, 6:53 PM

News In Brief

MP Nazim left Maldives on same night travel restrictions were placed

27 Oct 2014, 6:43 PM

Crime

Home minister acknowledges gang involvement in Rilwan case, blames opposition for slow progress

20 Oct 2014, 4:18 PM

Crime

MDP office set on fire amid escalating tension

26 Sep 2014, 3:32 PM

Politics

Nasheed urges President Yameen to take charge of Rilwan investigation

18 Sep 2014, 4:18 PM

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