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Maldives crises: Military throws MPs out of Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 14 (ANI): The military in the Maldives on Wednesday threw all Members of Parliament (MPs) out of the Parliament building.
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Maldives rejects meeting with European diplomats
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 10 (ANI): Embattled Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has refused to meet with diplomats from the European Union, Germany and the United Kingdom after the state of emergency was imposed in the Maldives last week.
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Maldives cancels football league amid state of emergency
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 10 (ANI): The Maldives has cancelled its annual football league after a state of emergency was imposed by embattled Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen last week.
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Indian embassy ascertains details about journalist arrested in Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 09 (ANI): The Indian embassy in the Maldives is in touch with local authorities to ascertain details about an Indian national and a British national of Indian origin who were arrested in Male under State of Emergency decree for national security purposes.
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One Indian among 2 journalists arrested in Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 09 (ANI): Two journalists, an Indian and a British national of Indian origin, were on Friday arrested in the Maldives under State of Emergency decree for national security purposes.
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Amnesty International tells Maldives to release opposition leaders
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Feb 08 (ANI): Amnesty International has called upon authorities in the Maldives to immediately release arbitrarily detained members of the political opposition in line with a recent Supreme Court ruling.
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Amnesty International warns Maldives against suppression
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Feb 08 (ANI): Amnesty International has warned the Maldives against using a state of emergency as a tool for further repression and asked for immediate release of judges and opposition politicians detained by the government.
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Maldives crisis: CJ's lawyers express concerns over arbitrary arrest
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 8 (ANI): The lawyers for Chief Justice of the Maldives Abdulla Saeed have expressed grave concerns over the continued arbitrary detention of the Chief Justice.
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Judiciary isolated and helpless in Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 8 (ANI): Former Attorney General of the Maldives and President of Maldives Bar Association Husnu Al Suood said on Thursday that the judges at the apex court were working under political pressure.
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Maldives unrest: Tourism industry badly hit
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 8 (ANI): The ongoing political unrest in the Maldives has virtually destroyed the country's tourism industry with massive cancellations reported by tour groups and airlines.
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'All-out assault on democracy' in Maldives: UN Rights Chief
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 07 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday said the declaration of a state of emergency in the Maldives "is an all-out assault on democracy."
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Maldives crisis: Oppn MPs receiving death threats
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 07 (ANI): Days after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the Maldives, Joint Opposition spokesperson Ahmed Mahloof on Wednesday said that officials within the government are threatening the Member of Parliament (MPs) of the opposition party.
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