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Maldives opposition leader jailed for 12 years for role in protests
MALE — A Maldives court has sentenced an opposition leader to 12 years in jail, convicting him on terrorism charges related to  a speech that protested the imprisonment of the islands’ first democratically elected President Mohamed Nasheed. In March last year, ...
Maldives ‘reneges on promise’ for Nasheed UK treatment
MALE — The Maldives government said on Monday it was “disappointed” that jailed former leader Mohamed Nasheed would not travel to Britain for surgery after he rejected a demand that a relative stay behind to guarantee his return. The government had ...
Maldives sacks public prosecutor for refusing to charge vice president
MALE — The political crisis in the Maldives has deepened with lawmakers voting to fire the country’s chief public prosecutor after he refused to press corruption charges against the country’s sacked vice president. Fifty-seven lawmakers of the 85-member Parliament voted late ...
Maldives impeaches VP as pressure to lift emergency mounts
MALE — The Maldives parliament on Thursday approved a state of emergency imposed by President Abdulla Yameen and used extraordinary powers to sack his estranged deputy despite mounting international concern. Lawmakers loyal to President Yameen voted to remove Ahmed Adeeb, who ...
After bomb report, Maldives president vows to ensure safety
MALE — The president of the Maldives said on Tuesday he would take all steps to ensure the safety of his people, a day after an explosive device was found near his official residence. In his speech to the nation President ...
Maldives rejects FBI report on boat bomb blast
MALE — The Maldives government insisted on Sunday its president had survived an assassination attempt on his boat even though the FBI found no evidence of a bomb blast that led to the arrest of his deputy. President Abdulla Yameen was ...
Mass arrests at Maldives demo over Nasheed’s jailing
    MALE — Police in the Maldives said on Saturday they had made nearly 200 arrests during clashes at a protest over the jailing of former President Mohamed Nasheed, after the UN’s top rights body denounced his trial as unfair. Riot police ...
Arrests in Maldives after mass protest over ex-leader’s detention
MALE —  Maldives police said on Saturday they arrested 31 supporters of former President Mohamed Nasheed during a mass rally in the honeymoon islands’ capital to protest his detention on terror charges. Police said the supporters were taken into custody late ...
Nasheed’s arrest sparks protests
    MALE — Supporters of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed streamed to the tiny capital island Male Friday for a mass protest against his detention on terror charges, which has sparked international condemnation. Organizers said they expected a "big crowd" for ...
Maldives ex-leader refused bail, denied legal access
    MALE —  A court in the Maldives on Monday refused bail to former President Mohamed Nasheed after he was arrested on terrorism charges and denied access to his lawyers, his party said. Police forcibly dragged the opposition leader into the court ...
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