President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has today appointed Mohamed Nasheed as Ambassador of the Maldives to Thailand. President Yameen presented the letter of appointment to the new Ambassador, at a ceremony held at the President’s Office this morning. Full details […]
[JURIST] The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) [official website] released a report [text, DOC] on Monday finding that the judicial proceedings under which former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed [campaign profile] were convicted “contained serious flaws and violated his right to […]
Hundreds have been arrested since Abdulla Yameen declared an emergency [Mohamed Sharuhaan/ Al Jazeera] The Maldives has lifted a 45-day state of emergency imposed by President Abdulla Yameen to annul a Supreme Court ruling that had overturned criminal convictions against […]
A honeymoon destination known for its azure seas, pristine beaches and romantic over-water bungalows is in disarray as the government locks up the president’s opponents, defies the orders of its supreme court and suspends its constitution. How did the Maldives, […]
Maldives is well regarded as ‘heaven on earth’ and that is a fact not lost on the world. But the world has several other such ‘heavens’ trying to compete with each other to emerge as the ‘best paradise on earth.’ […]
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen. The increasingly close relationship between China and the Maldives represents a shift from the past, when India was the country’s primary regional partner. Photo: AFP The Maldives is known the world over as a tranquil […]
Even before he became the first democratically elected President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed had drawn global attention as a climate change hero and a pro-democracy, human rights activist. The former President and one of the founders of the Maldivian […]
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