Maldives Democracy Network (MDN).

Shahindha Ismail investigated for ‘anti-Islamic’ tweet

By Maldives Times January 1, 2018 4 min read

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 […]

Judicial independence in the Maldives is deteriorating, says MDN’s Shahindha Ismail

By Maldives Times September 7, 2017 2 min read

Shahindha commented on the status of Maldives’ separation of powers while speaking to Raajje Television’s ‘Fala-Surukhee’ program — Photo by: Mohamed Sharuhaan Maldives has backtracked alarmingly in its democratic gains and the current government has blatant concentrated control over state powers, said Shahidha Ismail, Executive Director of the Maldives Democracy Network (MDN). Shahindha commented on […]