Maldives Unrest

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of Emergency in Maldives on Monday following a deepening political crisis where the President refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to release political prisoners. This Emergency gives sweeping powers to security forces to arrest and detain suspects. As the news of Emergency spread, ...

On a visit to India to soothe New Delhi that has been upset at Maldives signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China last month, foreign minister Mohamed Asim reaffirmed the island's "India First" policy at a meeting with Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen today described his deputy as a threat to national security after his arrest over an alleged attempt to assassinate Yameen in a speedboat bombing last month.

Voting got underway in the Maldives Saturday in its third bid to choose a president and end unrest sparked by the toppling of their first freely-elected leader 21 months ago.

Indians, who constitute a significant chunk of the total population of over three lakh in Maldives, are safe in the country, where an unrest erupted following a regime change four days ago.

A Maldives court issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for former President Mohamed Nasheed, one day after his supporters rampaged in the capital and his claim of being ousted by a coup left unclear the stability of the fledging Indian Ocean democracy. Police spokesman Abdul Mannan Yusuf refused to disclose the grounds for the criminal court's warra...

The criminal court of Maldives has ordered the arrest of former President Mohamed Nasheed after his supporters rioted through the streets of the capital and seized some remote police stations today to demand his reinstatement, as the country's new leader appealed for an end to the political turmoil roiling this Indian Ocean island nation. At least ...

The following opinion piece was authored by the recently ousted president of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed. The Dregs of Dictatorship: Dictatorships don't always die when the dictator leaves office. The wave of revolutions that toppled autocrats in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen last year was certainly cause for hope. But the people of those countri...

Supporters of the Maldives former president rioted through the streets of the capital and seized some remote police stations today to demand his reinstatement, as the country's new leader appealed for an end to the political turmoil roiling this Indian Ocean island nation. At least 10 islands were taken over by the supporters.

As the political turmoil in Maldives continues to grow, ousted president Mohamed Nasheed alleged that he was forced to step down at gunpoint. Insisting that it was a coup, Mr Nasheed said, "I was forced to resign with guns all around me. They told me, if I don't resign, they won't hesitate to use arms."

As the political turmoil in Maldives continues to grow, ousted president Mohamed Nasheed's camp says that India was asked to intervene militarily in the deepening crisis.

Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation on Tuesday following weeks of public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judge. Here are five big facts on Maldives' political crisis.

The president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation on Tuesday during a televised press conference after a mutiny by the police and weeks of demonstrations.

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of Emergency in Maldives on Monday following a deepening political crisis where the President refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to release political prisoners. This Emergency gives sweeping powers to security forces to arrest and detain suspects. As the news of Emergency spread, ...

On a visit to India to soothe New Delhi that has been upset at Maldives signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China last month, foreign minister Mohamed Asim reaffirmed the island's "India First" policy at a meeting with Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen today described his deputy as a threat to national security after his arrest over an alleged attempt to assassinate Yameen in a speedboat bombing last month.

Voting got underway in the Maldives Saturday in its third bid to choose a president and end unrest sparked by the toppling of their first freely-elected leader 21 months ago.

Indians, who constitute a significant chunk of the total population of over three lakh in Maldives, are safe in the country, where an unrest erupted following a regime change four days ago.

A Maldives court issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for former President Mohamed Nasheed, one day after his supporters rampaged in the capital and his claim of being ousted by a coup left unclear the stability of the fledging Indian Ocean democracy. Police spokesman Abdul Mannan Yusuf refused to disclose the grounds for the criminal court's warra...

The criminal court of Maldives has ordered the arrest of former President Mohamed Nasheed after his supporters rioted through the streets of the capital and seized some remote police stations today to demand his reinstatement, as the country's new leader appealed for an end to the political turmoil roiling this Indian Ocean island nation. At least ...

The following opinion piece was authored by the recently ousted president of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed. The Dregs of Dictatorship: Dictatorships don't always die when the dictator leaves office. The wave of revolutions that toppled autocrats in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen last year was certainly cause for hope. But the people of those countri...

Supporters of the Maldives former president rioted through the streets of the capital and seized some remote police stations today to demand his reinstatement, as the country's new leader appealed for an end to the political turmoil roiling this Indian Ocean island nation. At least 10 islands were taken over by the supporters.

As the political turmoil in Maldives continues to grow, ousted president Mohamed Nasheed alleged that he was forced to step down at gunpoint. Insisting that it was a coup, Mr Nasheed said, "I was forced to resign with guns all around me. They told me, if I don't resign, they won't hesitate to use arms."

As the political turmoil in Maldives continues to grow, ousted president Mohamed Nasheed's camp says that India was asked to intervene militarily in the deepening crisis.

Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation on Tuesday following weeks of public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judge. Here are five big facts on Maldives' political crisis.

The president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation on Tuesday during a televised press conference after a mutiny by the police and weeks of demonstrations.