President Nasheed Leaves the Indian High Commission
President Mohamed Nasheed left the Indian High Commission in Male’ at approximately 4pm local time on Saturday, ending his self-imposed political refuge. Speaking to the press President Nasheed said “ I am hopeful I will be able to continue political activities and social life” “I believe that even on issues that we disagree on, we… Read more
The Office of President Nasheed Strongly Condemns Violent Attack on Ibrahim Waheed (Asward)
The Office of President Mohamed Nasheed has condemned in the strongest possible terms the violent attack against Ibrahim Waheed (Asward), the head of news of Raaje TV, and the attacks on two TVM journalists covering the rally last night. The attack on Asward occurred in Male’ at approximately 1.15 am Saturday. Mariya Didi MP President… Read more
President Nasheed Calls for Dr Waheed to Step Down; Interim Arrangement to Oversee Free and Fair Elections
President Nasheed, currently seeking refuge in the Indian High Commission in Male’, has called on Dr Waheed to step down from the presidency and an interim arrangement to be established that would oversee a free and fair presidential election in the Maldives. “The events of the past year – the mass arrests, the police brutality,… Read more
President Nasheed Departs on Official Visit to India
President Nasheed has departed on an official visit to India. President Nasheed will be in India from February 5 – 9, where he will carry out official engagements, and meet with members of the press. END
High Court Legitimises Injustice
The Maldives High Court today ruled that the Hulhumale’ Magistrate Court is a legitimate court. In an unanimous decision, the High Court bench ruled against the appeal filed by President Nasheed and upheld the precedent set by the Supreme Court in December 2012. President Nasheed stated, ‘today’s judgement by the Maldives High Court clearly means… Read more
President Nasheed Appeals High Court to Prevent National Injustice
The third hearing of President Nasheed’s High Court appeal challenging the legitimacy of the Hulhumale’ Magistrate Court was held today. President Nasheed’s legal team reiterated their initial basis for filing the appeal, restating the procedural issues of the case filed against President Nasheed at the Hulhumale’ Magistrate Court. In light of the Supreme Court ruling… Read more
President Nasheed meets with Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt
President Mohamed Nasheed and senior officials of the Maldivian Democratic Party met with the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Alistair Burt and Deputy High Commissioner Robbie Bulloch in Male’ yesterday. Of the issues discussed with Foreign Office Minister Burt, the need for the upcoming Presidential elections to include candidates of… Read more
President Nasheed’s Legal Team Urges to Ensure a Fair Judicial Process
President Moahmed Nasheed’s legal team urges courts to allow all opportunity for due process to President Nasheed as per the Constitution and to act independently despite attempts by the Executive to influence the judicial process. The High Court previously served summons to President Nasheed to appear in Court on February 4 and on Wednesday issued… Read more
Collapse in Maldives Press Freedom
Reporters without Borders released their worldwide Press Freedom Index for 2013 on Wednesday. The index ranks countries according to levels of press and media freedoms. Countries with the best levels of press freedom are ranked highest. The Maldives fell 30 places to 103rd place this year. Fiji, which suffered a coup in 2006, was also… Read more
Collapse in Press Freedom in the Maldives
Collapse in Press Freedom in the Maldives Reporters without Borders released their worldwide Press Freedom Index for 2013 on Wednesday. The index ranks countries according to levels of press and media freedoms. Countries with the best levels of press freedom are ranked highest. The Maldives fell 30 places to 103rd place this year. Fiji, which… Read more
President Nasheed’s Office Condemns Statement by the Home Minister
The Office of President Nasheed strongly condemns attempts by the sitting Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Mohamed Jameel, to exert undue influence on the courts over the trial against President Mohamed Nasheed. Dr. Jameel was quoted in the local press on Tuesday calling on the judiciary to sentence President Nasheed prior to the Presidential Elections.… Read more
President Nasheed Expresses Concerns over Commonwealth-led CoNI Process
President Mohamed Nasheed has expressed concerns over the Commonwealth-led CoNI process’ to help restore democratic principles in the Maldives. A Commonwealth-backed report, the Commission of National Enquiry (CoNI) reported last year that the transfer of power on 7 February was legitimate and lawful. However, a recent parliamentary inquiry has heard testimony from key military and… Read more