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Updated: 13 August 2003
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Dream run for political prisoner
NSS asleep as Luthfee strolls to freedom
  maldives nss commander maumoon gayyoom
'No one can be legally detained in Sri Lanka without a warrant from a Sri Lankan judge. Luthfee was therefore being held in contravention of Sri Lankan law by his two NSS companions.'  more


Atoll Office goes feral in Faafu
Part:1 Office move blamed on God and lack of money, says Atoll chief
Part:2 Magoodhoo islanders punished after jealous husband assaults atoll chief

Sad times for Maldives President as Saddam's statues fall

The meaning of loyalty for public administrators in Maldives

Maldives Justice minister suggests Malé name change
Maumoonabad and Gayoomdeebiya

prisoner
'The Hulhumalé project contravenes the policy of decentralisation which the government pretends to pursue. Developing an island next to Malé doesn't help decentralisation. It is bringing more people to an area which is already ridiculously congested'  more

The correspondent writes back
Name change idea leads Minister of Justice to banned website
  minister of justice, maldives
'Many Maldivians are far less practised than the minister in the art of pretence. Honesty still comes naturally to them'   more

Ibrahim Fareed and Islamic preachers
All ears to him — Fareed's popularity rises as religious preacher and leader of Friday prayer

Islamic preacher Ibrahim Fareed arrested

Maldive money financing sect differences in the country, says Islamic Supreme Council president


Media and censorship
Government-imposed barriers to media freedom in Maldives

Maldives island revolt over satellite TV reception prompts amphibious assault by police and troops

Crippled by torture, historian now writes in code
The Diaries of Ahmed Shafeeg bring happiness and sadness to his life
Huvaas 28 June 2001


Family history book banned in Maldives
29 June 2003


Banning scholarship in Maldives for 'peace and harmony'

The banning of Sangu

Monday Times banned and editor charged

Hard marking at NSS headquarters
Student essay results in gaol term


Voting and elections
Maldives Presidential election - democracy or farce?

The Constitution of the Maldives: 'A Structure Built on Loose Sand'
September 2001


Voting procedures need improvement - hours of delay
Haveeru 20 November 1999


A Second Thought
Editorial Haveeru 11 November 1999


New ideas, new leadership for Maldives 2003

No party, No vote?
Beyond 2003 a window of opportunity for Maldives

Party debate shows 'good health' of Maldive politics
Aafathis 19 June 2001


Partytime for Big Brother
Political Parties - a natural system

Draft policies and proposals
Maldivian Democratic Party
  maldives majlis entrance
'The MDP will promote a grassroots process towards gender equity in economic, social, political and domestic life, and build a supportive environment for the social, physical, cultural and economic development of youth'  more



Archive – News, Features and Links

June 2003 – July 2003

May 2003 – June 2003

February 2003 – April 2003

December 2002 – January 2003

July 2002 – October 2002

February 2002 – June 2002

November 2001 – January 2002

October 2000 – November 2001

February 2000 – May 2000

December 1999 – January 2000

August 1999 – November 1999

February 1999 – July 1999




Gender issues
Temporary marriage breaks a troubled knot, and brings a woman new happiness

Romance blooms among foreign domestic servants
Haveeru 31 March 2001


Harassment of women on Malé streets - Police warn abusive men
Haveeru 2 June 2001


Maldives filmstars whipped after adultery verdict in Malé
Haveeru 9 October 2002


More jobs for women in West Harbour teashops, but harassment is serious problem for waitresses
Haveeru 17 September 2000


Lonely Hearts Column

Family problems suffocating Maldivian society
Haveeru 18 March 2000



Environment, development and health
Viral fever spreading in all atolls — 2,700 people contract diarrhoea, viral fever, influenza and measles in four days
June-July 2002


Dengue fever cases rising in Maldives
Haveeru 14 May 2001


Scrub Typhus disease in Maldives

Vermin control ignored in the islands
A small pimple, but fatal


Six children infected with hand, foot and mouth disease
Haveeru 29 March 2001


Something rotten in the Indian Ocean?
Live export, Dead animals, and Maldives

How the Maldives Misuses International Aid and Assistance
September 2001


Maldives tourism and social development hampered by government restrictions

Trade Ministry condemns unlawful trading with tourists by islanders near resorts

Thinadhoo - needing a breath of air
Haveeru 22 April 1999


Lost in Indian Ocean - Maldivians threatened with guns and knives by passing ships
Haveeru 21 October 2000


The new Giraavaru generation

Dead dolphins drift onto Meedhoo island, Addu (Seenu) atoll
Haveeru 13 September 1999



Law
'Reformed' Maldive criminal procedure law puts defence lawyers under NSS control

Powers of Arrest in Maldives
Punishment for Political Crimes in Maldives


The practice of Dhivehi medicine, Fanditha, Circumcision, and Midwifery Act

Veteran torture victim dies

Maldives Chief Justice defended

Sharia law in the modern world

NSS police beat 19 year old Malé man to death
January 2003


Prison numbers hidden from new deputy Home Minister during Maafushi island inspection