2023 Maldivian presidential elections

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Freedom of Expression Still Under Attack in Maldives

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Freedom of Expression Still Under Attack in Maldives

Advertisement There will be a lot more at stake than the top job when Maldives goes to polls in September to elect its next president. Despite the country’s reputation as a paradise of idyllic atolls, the country has a dark history of crackdowns on freedom of expression, which have left journalists murdered, threatened, and effectively … Read more

Will ‘The Democrats’ Reconfigure the Maldives’ Political Landscape?

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Will ‘The Democrats’ Reconfigure the Maldives’ Political Landscape?

Advertisement A rapidly unfolding power struggle between two pivotal figures in the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) — President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and former President Mohamed Nasheed, who currently serves as the Speaker of Parliament — threatens to transform the nation’s political scene. The relationship between the two leaders, cemented by a friendship that dates back … Read more