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Maldives result: People's affirmation to democracy, says CHRI
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): The peaceful vote for change in the Maldives presidential elections is an affirmation of ordinary people in democratic processes and in upholding of dignity and rule of law, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said on Wednesday.
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Maldives presidential polls: Foreign Ministry confirms Solih's victory
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 24 (ANI): Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the opposition candidate in the Maldivian presidential elections, has beaten President Abdulla Yameen.
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Maldives Presidential polls: India congratulates Opposition candidate Soli
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 24 (ANI): India on Monday welcomed Maldivian Presidential Election results and congratulated Opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih for claiming the victory.
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Ibrahim Solih claims victory in Maldives Presidential polls
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 24 (ANI): Opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has claimed victory in the presidential election, based on results tabulated from 90 per cent of the ballot boxes.
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Criticising government costing broadcasters in Maldives
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Male [Maldives] September 14 (ANI): With Maldives inching closer to polls, airing content criticising the incumbent government helmed by President Yameen Abdul Gayoom is costing the broadcasters of the nation, says South Asia director of Human Rights Watch, Meenakshi Ganguly.
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RSF asks Maldives' presidential candidates to assure press freedom
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 13 (ANI): Days after the Maldives Broadcasting Commission slapped a hefty fine on a TV channel for allegedly defaming the President and threatening national security, the Press watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF or Reporters Sans Frontieres) sought a firm undertaki
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EU closely monitoring situation in poll-bound Maldives
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 23 (ANI): The European Union is closely monitoring the situation in the Maldives in the run-up to the Presidential elections scheduled for September 23, according to a media release issued by the Delegation of the European Union to India and Bhutan.
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Ex-Maldives' president Gayoom sentenced to 19-month jail term
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], June 13 (ANI): Former Maldives' President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Wednesday was sentenced to nineteen months of imprisonment after being found guilty of "obstructing justice" by not cooperating with the police investigation.
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Maldivian President lifts emergency after 45 days
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Mar 22 (ANI): Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Thursday lifted a 45-day state of emergency which had outlawed protests amid a political crisis in the country.
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Protesters in Colombo ask Maldives President Yameen to step down
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar.6 (ANI): A large number of Maldivians living in Sri Lanka held a protest rally against the President Yameen government in front of Maldivian embassy in Colombo today.
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Mohamed Nasheed alleges President Yameen violating UN sanctions on N Korea
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb.28 (ANI): Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has alleged that President Abdulla Yameen went against the sanctions imposed by the United Nations and allowed the ships to transfer cargo to North Korean ships on the high seas.
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Unrest in Maldives: Tourism sector witnesses large scale layoff
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 27 (ANI): The tourism sector in Maldives is paying a huge price due to the large scale layoff that is taking place as resorts are receiving significant cancellations from tour operators.
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