A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Shahindha Ismail is being investigated the Religious Unity Act, which carries a five-year jail term [Handout/Al Jazeera] A prominent human rights activist in the Maldives says she has received several death threats over an alleged anti-Islamic Twitter post, that has also prompted a criminal investigation. Shahindha Ismail, executive director of Maldives Democracy Network (MDN), told […]
Authorities must investigate those who speak out against religion, the Maldives’ ruling party has said, condemning former president Mohamed Nasheed for his defence of an NGO chief at the centre of a religion row and criticising opposition leaders for their silence. Shahindha Ismail, executive director of the Maldivian Democracy Network, has been under fire for […]
The following article was published on PSM news, the official State Media in the Maldives. The government of the Maldives has been exerting major efforts to enhance the education sector of the country. Under these efforts, the government has carried projects aimed to develop school facilities and teachers. One major successful project of the government […]
The following article was published on PSM news, the official State Media in the Maldives. Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has revealed that the school established in Hulhumale’ Neighborhood-One will be handed over to the government next year. HDC contracted Amin Construction Private Limited for the construction of a Primary and Secondary School in January this […]
Authorities must investigate the “defamatory acts and incitement to violence” against a human rights defender who tweeted about Islam. Shahindha Ismail has become the focus of criticism, threats and even a police probe for saying that Allah allowed for other faiths after President Abdulla Yameen said he would only permit Islam to be practiced in […]
There can only be one religion in the Maldives, the Islamic Ministry has said, urging people to avoid implying otherwise. The remarks follow media criticism of human rights defender Shahindha Ismail who tweeted that Allah allowed for other faiths, challenging President Abdulla Yameen’s assertion that he would only permit Islam to be practiced in the […]
A leading human rights defender has blasted a pro-government website for inciting hatred and trying to get her murdered, as police confirmed Thursday they were investigating one of her tweets about religion in the Maldives. Shahindha Ismail, from the Maldives Democracy Network, tweeted that Allah allowed for other religions after President Abdulla Yameen said the […]
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A group of NCC students and an army officer from the Maldives reached Thiruvananthapuram on a 7-day visit to Kerala. The Kerala tourism minister K Surendran welcomed the group on behalf of the state. The students along with the army officer are on a seven-day visit to the state as part of the student exchange […]