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President-elect discusses reform and asset recovery with UK minister

Solih also met the ambassadors of France and the European Union.

Maldives remains UK ‘human rights priority country’

The UK said it would press the Maldives to restore democracy and rights.

Western powers call on Maldives to restore independence of parliament

“The forcible closure of the nation’s Majlis to its members; security forces surrounding and entering Parliament; and the harassment, intimidation and arrests of elected members of parliament are deeply troubling,” reads a joint statement.

MDP chairperson charged with terrorism

A first hearing of the trial scheduled for 10:30am this morning was cancelled after the criminal court failed to deliver a summons chit to Ali Waheed. The former lawmaker has been living in exile in the UK since June last year.

Maldives ‘rejects’ international criticism of defamation bill

The defamation bill “does not seek to criminalise free speech,” the government insists, claiming that it would “provide a layer of protection for those who may fall victim to scurrilous and defamatory articles and to ensure that such comment does not impact upon issues of religious sentiment or national security.”

UK training terrorists to attack Maldives, says ruling party MP

“There’s no room now to believe that what Britain is doing now isn’t keeping a few Maldivians there and training them for a terrorist attack here,” PPM MP Riyaz Rasheed said during Monday’s sitting of parliament.

UK considering ‘exclusion orders’ against Maldives officials

“It is crucial that concrete progress is delivered by CMAG’s September meeting. We are also considering bilateral action, including exclusion orders against senior members of the Government and the judiciary,” Hugo Swire told the House of Commons last week.

UK awaits CMAG’s September review of Maldives

A British decision on imposing targeted sanctions against members of the Maldivian government will rest on the outcome of a Commonwealth-led push for reform in the Indian Ocean archipelago, a top diplomat from the UK has said.

Ex-President Nasheed ordered to return to prison

The government has refused to extend former President Mohamed Nasheed’s medical leave in the United Kingdom, and ordered him to return to the Maldives to serve the remainder of his 13 year jail sentence.

Nasheed to meet UK press on Monday

“In this press conference, President Nasheed and his lawyers will assess the political situation in the Maldives and highlight the human rights abuses still ongoing in a country most people associate with tropical paradise,” the former president’s international legal team said in a press statement today.

Nasheed meets top diplomats in Colombo

Following his temporary release from jail, former President Mohamed Nasheed met today with the heads of diplomatic missions in Colombo and expressed the need for dialogue between the opposition and the Maldivian government, according to sources.

Sri Lanka brokered deal for Nasheed’s release in jeopardy

Home Minister Umar Naseer, who had refused to meet UK Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire today, is now claiming Nasheed tore up state documents.

Nasheed’s lawyers ask UK for targeted sanctions

Former President Mohamed Nasheed’s lawyers have submitted to the UK government a list of potential targets for sanctions, prompting a ruling party MP to claim the opposition leader’s supporters will be banned from Saudi Arabia and China.

Maldives hires second public relations firm

The government of the Maldives has hired a second public relations firm, London-based BTP Advisers, the Maldives Independent can reveal.

Government complains of UK refusal to meet Cherie Blair

The Maldives has lashed out at the UK foreign office’s alleged refusal to allow Cherie Blair to accompany Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon to a meeting in London.

Cabinet reassesses Maldives’ membership in Commonwealth as UK welcomes talks

The cabinet has decided to reassess the Maldives’ membership in the Commonwealth following repeated threats to leave the inter-governmental organization. British MPs are meanwhile continuing to urge their government to monitor the situation in the Maldives.

Foreign minister slams UK, US, EU, Canada over tweets

UK MP urges re-establishment of Maldives rule of law in early day motion

UK MP Bruce condemns Nasheed’s terrorism sentence, reiterates calls for international sanctions

Respect Criminal Court verdict, says President Yameen