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Yameen turning Maldives into dictatorship, but will China support it?
Updated : 8 years 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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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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Anti-government protests intensify in Maldives, more opposition MPs detain
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Malé [Maldives], Mar. 03 (ANI): Protests against President Yameen has intensified in capital Male and other cities, as joint opposition continues to maintain pressure on the government to implement the Supreme Court ruling of February 1.
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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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Maldives crisis: Over 50 defence, police officers detained, claims ex-Prez
Updated : 8 years 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 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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Ex-Maldivian Prez welcomes report to take measures on human rights abusers
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 26 (ANI): Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed on Monday welcomed the case for "targeted sanctions" prepared by an American human rights activist, urging the European Union to impose restrictive measures on "serious human rights abusers in the Maldives".
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Emergency in Maldives: Police issues curfew to halt opposition's gathering
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb. 26 (ANI): Amidst the state of emergency in the Maldives, the police here issued a curfew in an attempt to stop an opposition's gathering, said a Maldivian Democratic Party member.
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India must lead international efforts to restore democracy in Maldives: Ex
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 25 (ANI): The former Vice President of the Maldives, Mohamed Jameel Ahmed, has raised concerns over the growing political unrest in his country and has called for an urgent intervention by the international community.
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President Yameen loses support of top law officers
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb.23 (ANI): The Prosecutor General of Maldives, Aishath Bisham, has told police in a letter that the state of emergency declared by President Abdullah Yameen is unconstitutional as the procedure followed for ratifying it in Parliament was not done as per established conven
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'Emergency in Maldives extended against our Constitution'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 22 (ANI): Former Maldivian Deputy Minister of Education Dr Ahmed Riyaz, who lately resigned, underscored that the State of Emergency (SOE) in the country, which has been extended for an additional 30 days, is "against our Constitution".
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US expresses disappointment over extension of emergency in Maldives
Updated : 8 years, 1 month 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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