Office of President Nasheed strongly condemns the cowardly act of hacking into the official website of President Nasheed in the early hours of Sunday, July 15. During an attempt to attack the website, all its contents, including photo albums and videos of President Nasheed’s speeches were deleted. The Office have now recovered much of the… Read more

Following the coup d’état staged on the 7th of February 2012 that overthrew the legitimate and democratically elected government of this country, I had stated that former President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom was behind the said coup. This statement on my part were due to the fact that upon his most recent departure from the Maldives… Read more

“Maldivians will not sacrifice the hard-won freedoms achieved over many years of struggle against police brutality and dictatorship.” said President Nasheed Speaking at Male’ Usfasgandu, MDP rally ground on Wednesday night immediately after returning from his visit to New Zealand. President Nasheed spoke on the need to establish a people’s government and that it cannot… Read more

President Nasheed today expressed disappointment and concerns over leak of the nominee from him to the Commission of National Inquiry established to look into the events that led to the forceful resignation of President Nasheed on February 7 after a military and police backed coup. After several months of public and international pressure, Dr. Waheed’s… Read more

President Nasheed today attended the IDU Executive Committee’s meeting held in Wellington, hosted by the National Party of New Zealand. During the session, President Nasheed spoke on the political situation in the Maldives and on ways the political deadlock can be resolved. He also participated in the Asia Pacific Democratic Union (APDU) session. President Nasheed… Read more

President Nasheed departed for New Zealand this evening to take part in the executive meeting of the International Democratic Union (IDU) hosted by the National Part of New Zealand. The meeting is being held in Wellington from May 27 – 29 with several other political parties’ participation from around the world.

President Nasheed today expressed his full confidence in the recently agreed work of the Commission of National Inquiry, which has been mandated to look into the events that lead to President Nasheed’s resignation following a military and police backed coup on 7 February. Speaking to the press on the 100th day since unlawful transfer of… Read more

President Nasheed today concluded his visit to India. During the week in India he met with journalists, think tanks and political and industry leaders in the wider effort to lobby for early presidential elections in the Maldives. He also met with the senior Government officials including the Prime Minister H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh, National Security… Read more

President Nasheed today returned to Male’ after concluding his visit to the United States. He visited the Untied States to participate in the premiere of the documentary ‘The Island President’ in New York. During his visit to the US, President Nasheed met with officials of the United Nations and the State Department to discuss the… Read more

In a meeting with the German Ambassador to the Maldives, President Nasheed said he feared the Maldives’ political crisis will continue to escalate without an early election during this calendar year and this could retract all the democratic achievements of past, making it another failed state in the region. He said people of the Maldives… Read more

President Nasheed this morning met with the Ambassador of Italy to the Maldives to brief him of the ongoing political situation in the Maldives. Discussing the development work assisted by the Government of Italy, President Nasheed encouraged the ambassador to continue to assist the Maldives during this time of political crisis. Ambassador said they continue… Read more

President Nasheed and the Ambassador of the EU to the Maldives discussed the importance of an impartial investigation on transfer of power on 7 February. Furthermore, the two also discussed the urgent need to hold early Presidential elections in the Maldives. In this regard, the discussions were focused on the importance of a legitimate government… Read more