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Ousted Maldives leader Mohamed Nasheed has rejected a police summons to record a statement about his actions as president, his spokesman said Wednesday. Nasheed's former foreign minister Ahmed Naseem said Maldivian police had asked the former president...
Commonwealth to send ministerial mission to Maldives The Commonwealth said on Monday it would send a ministerial mission to the Maldives to investigate the circumstances of the ousting of president Mohamed Nasheed. The decision was taken after an...
A Chinese couple pose for photographs after a wedding ceremony in Paradise island resort in Male atoll, Maldives, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. The Maldives, an Indian Ocean island nation that relies on high-end tourism for its economy, has been in political... View Photo »
I discussed with the president (Mohamed Nasheed) and his ministers, as well as with the members of the judiciary I met during this visit, how to bring a halt to a practice that has long been recognized in international law as cruel and degrading treatment that often amounts to torture
President Mohamed Waheed's office said he assured a visiting European delegation that he would form a "fully inclusive" cabinet, including members of former president's Mohamed Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party. "The president said that his key...
The Foreign Minister, now adopting a severe tone, advised that he had spoken recently to the former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, and had discussed the coup with Commonwealth officials.
Monyela said the department had not received any reports about South African tourists in Maldives who were "in distress". Hassan, who previously served as vice president, was sworn in following the resignation of president Mohamed Nasheed on February 7.
Indian tourists enjoy water sports in the lagoon of Paradise island resort in Male atoll, Maldives, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. The Maldives, an Indian Ocean island nation that relies on high-end tourism for its economy, was in political turmoil since... View Photo »
The ousted leader claimed at a rally on Monday night that police and army officers had been plotting against him and were planning to assassinate him till the “last minute” he was in power. While Nasheed, who says that he was forced out in a virtual...
"We appreciate the need for healing and reconciliation in the wake of these traumatic events. We urge all to look forward now, in a spirit of national consensus and genuine cooperation." The Maldives has been facing several days of rough political...
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A man walks past a poster which shows former Maldivian presidents Mohamed Nasheed (L), Abdul Gayoom, and the newly appointed president Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik (R) at a shop in Male February 13, 2012. The Commonwealth is sending a team to the Maldives to investigate why the first...
View Photo »A Maldives man looks outside from a sports shop during a protest of supporters of Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed in Male on February 12, 2012. Ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday rejected a US call for compromise and rejected a unity government to end political...
View Photo »Maldivian police gestures towards people during a protest by supporters of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed in Male on February 12, 2012. Ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday rejected a US call for compromise and rejected a unity government to end political...
View Photo »Police officers clash with supporters of Ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed in Male on February 12, 2012. Ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed rejected a US call for compromise and rejected a unity government to end political unrest as fresh clashes erupted in the Indian...
View Photo »Supporter of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed holds a sign as they face the police during a protest in Male on February 12, 2012. Ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday rejected a US call for compromise and rejected a unity government to end political unrest as...
View Photo »Supporter of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed stage a protest in Male on February 12, 2012. Ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday rejected a US call for compromise and rejected a unity government to end political unrest as fresh clashes erupted in the Indian Ocean...
View Photo »A Maldivian man picks up dollar bills and local currency notes protesters threw at police on February 12, 2012 outside the national parliament to mock the police for allegedly taking bribes to stage a mutiny that eventually led the fall of Mohamed Nasheed from the presidency on...
View Photo »In this photo taken on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, supporters of former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, seen on the projected screen, listen to a speech during a rally in Male, Maldives. A visiting U.S. official said Saturday that the Maldives wasn't ready for early elections as a way...
View Photo »Supporters of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed cheer during a party meeting in the capital Male on February 11, 2012. A top US diplomat arrived in the Maldives on February 11 seeking to help resolve a deepening political crisis sparked by the ousting of the Indian Ocean...
View Photo »Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed (C) gestures during a party meeting in Male on February 11, 2012. A top US diplomat arrived in the Maldives on February 11 seeking to help resolve a deepening political crisis sparked by the ousting of the Indian Ocean nation's first...
View Photo »Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed (C) waves at his supporters as he walks on a street after a protest in Male February 11, 2012. New President Mohamed Waheed Hussain Manik said on Saturday he was open to an inquiry into how he took office after his predecessor said he had been...
View Photo »Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is photographed at his residence in Male on February 11, 2012. A top US diplomat arrived in the Maldives on February 11 seeking to help resolve a deepening political crisis sparked by the ousting of the Indian Ocean nation's first democratically...
View Photo »Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, right, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake laugh during a meeting in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. The top U.S. government official met Saturday with leaders in the Maldives to assess the political situation in the...
View Photo »Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, second left, greets supporters as he walks back home in a street parade after a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake, in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. The top U.S. government official met Saturday with leaders...
View Photo »Supporters reach to help Maldives' former President Mohamed Nasheed, center, as he returns home in a street parade after a meeting with Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake, unseen, in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. The top U.S. government official met Saturday with...
View Photo »Maldives' former President Mohamed Nasheed, second front right, gestures as he walks past the official residence of President of Maldives, after a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake, in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. The top U.S. government official...
View Photo »Maldives' former President Mohamed Nasheed walks in a street parade after a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake, in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. The top U.S. government official met Saturday with leaders in the Maldives to assess the political...
View Photo »Maldives' former president Mohamed Nasheed applauds during a meeting with his party members in Male, Maldives, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. A top U.N. official was meeting Friday with the current and former presidents of the Maldives, trying to end the political stalemate that has gripped...
View Photo »Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed (C) gestures during a party meeting in the capital, Male, on February 10, 2012. A UN special envoy arrived February 10 for talks with the new administration in the Maldives, as former president Mohamed Nasheed demanded fresh elections after...
View Photo »The head of the UN political department Oscar Fernandez-Taranco (L) arrives at the residence of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed in Male on February 10, 2012. A UN special envoy arrived February 10 for talks with the new administration in the Maldives, as former president...
View Photo »Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed (L) chats with the head of the UN political department Oscar Fernandez-Taranco (2R) at his home in the capital island of Male on February 10, 2012. A UN special envoy arrived February 10 for talks with the new administration in the Maldives, as...
View Photo »U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco (R) talks to ousted Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed (L) on the country's current situation at Nasheed's private residence in Male February 10, 2012. Nasheed on Friday demanded fresh elections and said he...
View Photo »Maldivian policemen stands guard as they clash with an anti- government protestors in the capital island Male on February 8, 2012. The demonstrators were supporting former president Mohamed Nasheed who stepped down a day earlier and said he was forced out of office in a coup d'etat and...
View Photo »Maldives' former President Mohamed Nasheed speaks to the press ahead of a meeting with U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco in Male, Maldives, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. The top U.N. official met Friday with the current and former presidents of the...
View Photo »Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed (C) speaks to reporters at his residence in Male on February 10, 2012. Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed voiced bitter disappointment February 10 at the US decision to recognise his successor, who Nasheed suspects of conspiring in his...
View Photo »A man walks past a poster which shows former Maldivian presidents Mohamed Nasheed (L), Abdul Gayoom, and the newly appointed president Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik (R) at a shop in Male February 13, 2012. The Commonwealth is sending a team to the Maldives to investigate why the first...
View Photo »I discussed with the president (Mohamed Nasheed) and his ministers, as well as with the members of the judiciary I met during this visit, how to bring a halt to a practice that has long been recognized in international law as cruel and degrading treatment that often amounts to torture
