The eight ex-policemen were arrested during February's state of emergency.
Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed was arrested hours after a state of emergency was declared.
Authorities have repressed all forms of dissent including "violently breaking up peaceful demonstrations, arbitrarily arresting and detaining protesters, attacking journalists and threatening news organisations with closure,"...
The judges have yet to respond to the charge, but their arrests have been condemned as politically motivated.
Mariyam Shunana had been critical about a state of emergency that was declared on February 5, with local media reporting she was under scrutiny for her...
More than 300 people were arrested during demonstrations against the "unlawful" state of emergency, many of whom were subject to police brutality, said MDP chairman Hassan...
The 45-day emergency rule was ended effective Thursday noon despite "a diminished threat to national security, because the nation can now continue without further losses incurred,...
A former president, two judges, four lawmakers and the police chief conspired to instigate a coup with a Supreme Court order for the release of nine prisoners, the Prosecutor General's...
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...
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.
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...
Three MPs were among 10 people arrested Wednesday night as police cracked down on "illegal demonstrations and violent riots" aimed at overthrowing the government.
Dozens of people have been arrested since a state of emergency was declared last month, including former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and two Supreme Court judges,...
Ministers briefed foreign media to reassure them about the situation and stress the normality of life outside Malé, which has borne the brunt of the turmoil...
Discussions were kept confidential, as requested by former president Mohamed Nasheed, but the minister said the government was forced to go public after the opposition violated...
