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Maldives situation "worse than previously understood"
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Sep 09 (ANI): A report on the current political situation in the Maldives, recently published by a European think tank, has deemed the political situation in the Island Nation under President Abdulla Yameen as "worse than had been previously understood and continues to de
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Liberal democratic norms under threat in Maldives, says Australian think-t
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Nedlands [Australia], August 30 (ANI): As Maldives is heading closer to hold Presidential elections, the international community has raised concern over threat to liberal democratic norms under the leadership of President Abdulla Yameen in the island nation.
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EU sanctions on Maldives may turn people 'against the administration'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Jul 22 (ANI): The European Union's (EU) plan to impose sanctions ranging from travel bans to asset freezes in the Maldives may turn people against the administration as they might feel that the sanctions are too hefty a price to pay.
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Ousting Abdulla Yameen 'only way out' for Maldivians
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Jul 22 (ANI): The only way out for the people of Maldives is to remove President Abdulla Yameen from power, said Member of European Parliament (MEP) Nicolas Bay, Co-President Group: Europe of Nations and Freedom on Friday.
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Maldivian President lifts emergency after 45 days
Updated : 8 years, 2 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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Yameen turning Maldives into dictatorship, but will China support it?
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Mar. 13 (ANI): Ever since embattled Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen imposed emergency on February 1, he has been slowly turning his country into his fiefdom.
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Mohamed Nasheed alleges President Yameen violating UN sanctions on N Korea
Updated : 8 years, 2 months 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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Maldives crisis: Over 50 defence, police officers detained, claims ex-Prez
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 27 (ANI): Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed on Tuesday claimed that over 50 Maldives "National Defence Force (MNDF) and Police Officers" have been detained by the loyalists of President Abdulla Yameen.
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Unrest in Maldives: Tourism sector witnesses large scale layoff
Updated : 8 years, 2 months 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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US expresses disappointment over extension of emergency in Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): The United States (US) has expressed disappointment over the extension of the State of Emergency in the Maldives and by President Abdulla Yameen for an additional 30 days.
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Maldives extends State of Emergency for 30 days
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 20 (ANI): Maldives Parliament on Tuesday approved the extension of the State of Emergency by 30 days, a day after President Abdulla Yameen sought the extension citing threat to national security and the constitutional crisis in the country.
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Maldives opposition calls for UN intervention
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 16 (ANI): A joint opposition in the Maldives on Friday issued a call for the United Nations (UN) to immediately intervene in the island nation's political turmoil and to put an end to the emergency imposed by President Abdulla Yameen.
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