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Maldives crisis: President willing to submit to probe into transfer of power
A visiting U.S. official said on Saturday that the Maldives wasn't ready for early elections as a way out of its political crisis as the Indian Ocean nation's new president agreed to an independent investigation into his takeover of power.
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Maldives crisis: Supporters surround ex-president house after court orders arrest
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 ...
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Maldives crises: The Dregs of Dictatorship
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...
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Violence spreads in Maldives as ex-leader's allies seize few police posts
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.
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Maldives crisis: Was made to resign at gunpoint, says ex-President Nasheed
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."
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Maldives crisis: India was asked to intervene, says ex-president's aide
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.
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Maldives crisis: President willing to submit to probe into transfer of power
A visiting U.S. official said on Saturday that the Maldives wasn't ready for early elections as a way out of its political crisis as the Indian Ocean nation's new president agreed to an independent investigation into his takeover of power.
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Maldives crisis: Supporters surround ex-president house after court orders arrest
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 ...
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Maldives crises: The Dregs of Dictatorship
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...
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Violence spreads in Maldives as ex-leader's allies seize few police posts
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.
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Maldives crisis: Was made to resign at gunpoint, says ex-President Nasheed
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."
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Maldives crisis: India was asked to intervene, says ex-president's aide
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.
