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The first democratically elected Maldivian government was forced out at gunpoint on 7 February 2012 by elements in the military and opposition. An illegitimate government was sworn in right after the coup, replacing President Mohamed Nasheed with his Vice President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik. Violent crackdowns have begun, imposing an atmosphere of fear and repression. This is a call for the restoration of democratic order through immediate elections.
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MDP – Bigger than Jungle
Annabeela
The Maldivian Democratic Party is many things to many people. To Maumoon, Anni maybe the bane of his existence, but the MDP is the more institutional thorn in his side. To the gaabil, ilmee, thaulimee types – the Hassan Saeeds – MDP and its members are a bunch of raucous, read more…
How Do You Solve a Problem Like MPS?
Annabeela
Today marks 79 years of Policing in the Maldives. Pity, that it has become so controversial an issue to appreciate. A mistrust of the Maldivian police, or security services has been ingrained in me for most of my life. I grew up with stories of arbitrary arrests, brutality in jails, and the concept that the Police were not there to protect and serve my interests, but those of their immediate superiors. In fact, one of the fundamental things that I had to accept in 2008, after the country’s first multi-party Presidential election was the idea, that the Police were no longer ‘enemies’, or even the ‘golha-force’, but very much part of the apparatus of state that any government had to take into consideration. It wasn’t an easy task.
For Hassan Saeed. With love, a citizen.
Rejuvenatedme
Taking in my daily dose of news, I came across an opinion piece on Haveeru written by Dr. Hassan Saeed. Reading through it, I was struck by how badly these people were trying to justify their actions, and at the same time, incriminate anyone who dared to speak against them. Not to mention the desperate attempt to appear to the international community as a ‘government’ which were the saviour of the Maldivian people, and not instigators of previously unseen levels of brutality from the security forces among other alarming things.
Flowing blood
Silent Finger
Swirling gas, crowded tears… and flowing blood. Followed then by smoke. Whose was the first blow?
The Island President
Louis Proyect
My first inkling that there was something a bit “off” about The Island President, a documentary opening at the Film Forum in NYC on March 28, was when the opening credits revealed that the Ford Foundation was a co-producer. Since the film is a profile of recently deposed Maldives Islands president Mohamed Nasheed’s efforts to reverse the global warming that is threatening to turn his country into a new Atlantis, I had to wonder how such mainstream backing would influence the film’s editorial content.
I am a woman too!
Silent Fingers
O’ sister — daughter of my kin. Lower your gaze and hush your voice. Close your eyes and hear me! I am a woman too!
Response to an open letter to Endhimariyambu
Endhimariyambu
This is a response to an open letter addressed to Endhimariyambu. The open letter can be found here:http://sequence-non.tumblr.com/post/19512728921/an-open-letter-to-endhimariyambu Dear Anonymous, Thank you for the open letter. I always welcome polite discussion and I take this letter as something I can reflect upon.
Hotmail (hotmail@hotmail.com) submitted:
sequential (k)nots
sequence-non this is in response to your open letter to endhimariyambu. http://sequence-non.tumblr.com/post/19512728921/an-open-letter-to-endhimariyambu. (i am not endhimariyambu). i agree with some of the things which you have said, but here are some of the things i don’t agree with:
an open letter to endhimariyambu
sequential (k)nots
(it’s been a long time since we’ve written to each other). since you embrace the title i christened you with – i was wondering if you had actually read the tweets of critisism re: your article Police or Protester: Still the ordinary man. pls note that police are granted constitutional and institutional authority over the “ordinary man” and armed with state funded weapons (rubber bullets, pepper spray, batons, high pressure salt water, etc.)
Conditions for a Coup
919 Movement
In some countries an internal coup is unthinkable, as in Norway and Switzerland, for example. Some conditions tend to impede coups. Where democratic constitutional procedures exist, are respected, and provide for peaceful institutionalized means to resolve internal conflicts, to change governments, and to hold government officials accountable, a coup d’état will be less likely. If the groups capable of conducting a coup—as the army—believe in democratic processes and respect the limits that have been placed on their authority, they are unlikely to attempt a coup. They may instead exert self-restraint, believing that it would be wrong to stage a coup.
Just My View: The Maldivian Political Crisis
Aryj
I have been the quiet eyes in all of the madness that has been going on. I have listened to the activist, the protector and the unbiased. And to come to a conclusion after hearing the countless echoes of wailings and warnings and wishful thinking was quite a task. Further more, I did not want to be misinformed so I decided to do a little digging up myself; even so I hope that you will accept my apology if I may not be able to provide you with a magical solution from this. Truth is, there is rarely a situation in real life where everything is written in black and white and the solution could be a glass slipper fitted in just right. Sometimes, the glass is tainted and the slipper fits them all.
Maldivian Political Turmoil: The Role & Impact of Social Media
Limopalm
First of all, I would like to highlight that this post, is not in anyway related to any political affiliation and Limopalm is not affiliated with any political party or personality. We have Limopalmians with different political opinions, yet we respect each other’s stand, which does not affect in anyway to how we work, what we work on and our teamwork.
coup d’éta Justified..??!!
Mohamed Ashween
The sitting room was full of grannies and grandpas. All of em having their evening tea and the usual chit chats while watching something on a local news channel called VTV. That would be the news channel owned by one of the most richest businessman and a presidential candidate of the Maldives. Think he is one of the peeps who has funded the coup as well. Am only mentioning all this so that you guys would be able to imagine the amount of propaganda this guy is gonna pump into the society while using his TV channel as a powerful tool to control consciousness. Ya, anyone with a rational mind would go insane after watching those channels for sure. I really dunno how one can keep up watching that crap for so long.
Reformists were born from the streets
Drink C*nt Juice
The Gayoom loyalists like to portray Nasheed and the MDP as rowdies out to vandalize the country. They think we are uncouth for reasons they only know. They are right at least in that we were created by them; the neglect, mismanagement and corruption of the Gayoom administration in addressing the needs of the people over 30 years. MDP members and non-MDP reformists both can take pride and credit in being ‘born’ from the streets because that’s right, we were born from the streets.
A fair demand, a fair deal: Girls don’t just have fun
Drink C*nt Juice
It seems to me crystal clear that this was a coup. The Raajje TV video, recently aired at 12am, hammered the final nail into the coffin of PPM propaganda – the party we all (including the other parties) have to really fear: the followers of the dictatorship of Gayoom. Yet there are some who oppose early elections. Are they either stupid or shameless or both? Just what is it there that they do not understand?
VTV, DhiTV, Rajje TV and Hassan Saeed….todays thoughts…
Cheeky Sylph
I seriously call upon the management of VTV to conduct some training to improve the English language aptitude and translation skills, because I feel bad seeing reports being so off the mark from what people actually say. I’m sure it must have just been mistakes borne of ignorance and not intentional, because why will they want to distort news and misinform the public? *tongue in cheek* Why indeed? Tonight I was watching the news on VTV and there was a headline that claimed ‘Indian government does not support MDP activities’, but when they showed the news conference, what the Indian diplomat actually said was India will not direct any party to act in any way, and that applies across the board, to MDP as well. He added that to ask MDP to carry on with their activities was out of the question. Basically in a nutshell, Indian government does not wish to comment on the party activities, either to encourage or discourage. So VTV kind of got it so wrong, and its not the first time its happened.
Stupid and shameless?
Drink C*nt Juice
A friend said to me today: “When you see all these (now) ruling party members denying everything while there is evidence is of the coup*, what do you think is wrong with these people? Are they stupid? Or shameless? Or both?”
What lies ahead for the MDP?
Drink C*nt Juice
A friend I met at a coffee house yesterday said: “Is this what Maldives will be like for the rest of our lives? When one party is in power, all other parties go on the streets protesting? It’s like an eternal Mardi Gras has taken over us!”
Just My View: The Maldivian Political Crisis
thinthiki
I have been the quiet eyes in all of the madness that has been going on. I have listened to the activist, the protector and the unbiased. And to come to a conclusion after hearing the countless echoes of wailings and warnings and wishful thinking was quite a task. Further more, I did not want to be misinformed so I decided to do a little digging up myself; even so I hope that you will accept my apology if I may not be able to provide you with a magical solution from this. Truth is, there is rarely a situation in real life where everything is written in black and white and the solution could be a glass slipper fitted in just right. Sometimes, the glass is tainted and the slipper fits them all.
Women Lead Defense of Maldivian Democracy
Mary Keck
Recent upheaval on the subject of birth control in the United States serves as a reminder of the way religion can be used as a tool to infringe on the rights of women. While this return to battles already won may be unwelcome, females in the U.S. can rest assured that they can protest and vote against officials who don’t recognize their rights to family planning. Though Christians still hold great power over our government, we can take comfort in the fact that a judge will not sentence us to punishments advocated in the Bible such as stoning for adultery. With International Women’s Day so prevalent in our minds, we should feel encouraged by brave women across the globe who lead the defense of both their human and democratic rights despite opposition stemming from relgious zealotry.
Is Dr. Waheed presidential enough for you?
c4n0fw0rm5
Ever since the first legit elections Anni has been called not “presidential” enough, or that he does not act or look very much like a President should. (criticism about looks more in households and coffee tables than in the political spectrum)
Our story was such!
Silentfingers
this is for all the women out there who have died a thousand deaths overnight, but had the courage to “breathe” , moments before they were lowered into their tombs. on women’s day, today, I salute these brave souls — souls who so audaciously is shedding their last skin, before embracing new transformations!
Police or Protester: Still the ordinary man
Endhimariyambu
Even as I write this there is a battle on the streets of Male’ between protesters and policemen – both fighting to be the master of our streets and adamant that they are doing their duty to this country. Whilst the police stand with their riot gear and weapons, protesters stand with their placards and unusual weapons, ranging from verbal abuse to bricks. What they both have in common is strong will (stubbornness!), self-belief that they are doing this for the good of this country and an inability to comprehend their role in the invocation of violence and fear in this country. I ask them, for whose benefit are they doing this?
Belittling Brutality
Annabeela
The problem with living in a country of just over 360,000 people is the fact that practically every one is a relative, a business partner or a classmate. Add multi party politics into that mix, and things really do start hitting the fan. Not a reason not to have it of course, and in my opinion, most definitely not a reason to shut up, for the sake of ‘peace’, as many have suggested in the last month.
Mensiversary of the “Unique” Coup
Hudhuhandhu
Today, the 7th of March 2012, marks the one month period that has passed us by since the coup that shook the very foundations of our society happened. We have come to a point where friends and foes alike are at an impasse, agreeing to disagree on whether what took place that day was in fact a coup or a constitutional transfer of power.
A political confrontation…
Nora Nazeer
People have been complaining about my political posts. Usually these are the people who always proclaim that “politix sux or politics is lame”. Believe me I’m not sharing these posts because I want to. I’m the kind of person who’d rather gaze at stars than soil myself with foolish matters of the earth. I find politics and politicians dirty and annoying as the next person. But people really need to understand that in some situations its not about whether politics is cool or not. You can’t avoid politics. You just can’t no matter how hard you try.
Yes we need an Election!!!
Maeed Mohamed Zahir
In the Maldives we are very new to this concept. In fact we can come to a conclusion to say that we are an infant nation when it comes to democracy, social, civil and human rights; pillars necessary for a people State. We came up with a new constitution to support a democratic nation. We got rid of a long serving President, who dictated a nation for 30 long years. We, for the first time had the freedom to establish and participate in Political Parties. We struggled and we achieved the right of Freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful Assembly. We held the very first Multi-Party Elections in the country. Yes we did that all.
Coup d’état in the Maldive ??
Maeed Mohamed Zahir
Maldives observed a change of government on 7th February 2012. Continuous protests brought Nasheed’s Presidency to a brink, and the 7th February Mutiny became the end for the first democratically elected President of the country. With Mohamed Nasheed’s resignation, Vice President Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan Maniku, took oath of office as the President. Of course as per the Constitution.
Humanity and Beauty vs The Mean Machine Heads..
Ashween Mohamed
I manage to see so many people at the beautiful gathering of the people at “ralhugandu” area. So many people that I’ve seen before, people I’ve not seen for so long. I see so many beautiful ladies crying out for their rights. Something I realized from going there was that people can only be beautiful if their minds and souls are free, free from bigotry, free from containing their minds in a box. The souls with wings can be more prettier and hotter than the souls which prefer staying in darkness, in confusion, in misery. Just like my friend who held “THE BANNER” said. Am only saying all this as the faces I see at this gathering of the people are so bright and happy. Maybe they all understood that truth and righteousness would always prevail against the evil and injustice some are spreading.
Crisis for all Maldivians..!!
Mohamed Ashween
I always think that politics can never be played without it been dirty at some point. Yap, even if you want to believe it or not, that’s how fucked up we humans are. Like Charlie Chaplin had said ” The way of life can be beautiful. But we have lost the way. Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed.”. And that’s how fucked up we already are. This time I would rather say, even if we want to accept it or not. So I really tried staying away from it as much as possible.
Lies, Manipulation and Protests: I want my country back!
Endhimariyambu
Democracy has become a facade. The media is a production of our politicians. The members of the security forces are bullied and attacked. Freedom of expression is no longer a given. Peace has become a pipedream. Our paradise has been cursed.
Distorted are our minds!
Amira
Unclear, hazy, fuzzy, imprecise, faint, vague, are all words that can be synonymous to ‘distorted’. ‘Distorted’ is the theme of this week’s photo challenge. What more relevant theme can there be for the way I feel!
Colourless. Feckless.
Yaamyn Rasheed
This post is about the other kind of people. The people who stand for nothing. The people who are content with the status quo. The ones that refuse to hold an opinion on anything. The ones who don’t care. The irresponsible. The indifferent. The idiots. The so called ‘Colourless’ that has emerged after the recent coup d’etat in the Maldives is a prime example. To avoid commenting on the tragic and violent loss of the country’s infant democracy, this group has chosen to hide behind terms like ‘peace’ and ‘non-violence’.
Keeping up Appearances over Keeping up Democracy?
Annabeela
As expected, Thursday’s events at the Majlis divided opinion. On one side you have the colourless and the coup leaders stating that MDP MPs behaved like monkeys. On the other, you have thousands of protestors celebrating them as heroes. On which side do I stand? With the thousands that peacefully protested on the streets of course.
Has India lost the mango and the sack in the Maldives?
Sumon Chakrabarti
Democracy is rough road littered with potholes. Either you avoid them and play safe, or you fill them up for a smoother ride in the future. Mohamed Nasheed did both. First, he played safe and then he changed gears to take the problem head-on. But in doing so, he failed to avoid a collision that led to the toppling in a coup of the first-ever democratic government in the Maldives that he headed.
Where is MY VOTE!!!
Fenfulhangi
We elected Nasheed in 2008 with the dream of achieving the ideals and possibilities that a democracy had to offer.Today the Maldives with its 342,000 population is now at the brink of Civil War.It can be said that Nasheed would probably not have won the second term in the 2013 election, but now we shall never know. With a lot of mistakes and blunders, and an ever growing Positive International Image and the insufficiency at delivering on promises locally and the repetitive accusations of corruption by bodies of the government, Nasheed was facing a dilemma of pleasing his “party activists” or working towards the 5 Promises made during his campaign. With the parliament in a situation that i cannot delve into here, it was as if Nasheed was doing everything wrong, by end of 2011.
Religion Under Attack!
c4n0fw0rm5
1533hrs: Reports coming in of attack on Religion. Security forces en route. Mass panic and sirens all over city.
Colorless, Are You?
Hudhuhandhu
One of the many things that happened after the 7th of February 2012 was the emergence of a lot of “political” groups on the social network of Facebook. One such group that popped up was entitled “Colorless” which started promoting peace, harmony and the concept of engaging in dialog with each other, to set aside our differences and work towards the betterment of this country. A noble concept don’t you think?
Open letter to Sir Richard Branson
Cheeky Slyph
Writing to Sir Branson was important to me because he is one of my heroes, and I’ve always admired his work around the world, not to mention his adventurous escapades! Here’s my letter below:
What will happen tomorrow?
Maldives Resort Workers
It appears that we are heading to another political showdown tomorrow as the opposition party claims it will do all it can to block Dr. Waheed from giving his presidential address. The military and police have also announced that they will block 15 sensitive areas from Male’ in time for the address. These are hardly news that the world expects from the this peaceful holiday maker’s country. But who is calling the shots and why? Is there logic behind the ‘decisions’?
Parties in self-destruct mode
Maldives Resort Workers
Our political parties (the active ones at least) seems to be working in auto-pilot self destruct mode. One would be forgiven for thinking that enough has happened in the last 5 years for politicians to realize what aught to be done or said (or not) would have been grasped by now. But this doesn’t seem to be the case even now. They are doing the same mistakes they have done AGAIN! Let’s enumerate the mistakes of the ruling coalition first.
A Note From the Maldivians!!
Ashween Mohamed
The Maldivians would want to let you know that we are all right behind you sir. Please lead us and take us to the place where we are supposed to be, not to a place we came from. Please stop these people from taking us back in time. Rewinding the lives and the fate of all the Maldivians to a time where we all suffered, where we all had to follow so much of guidelines, where our minds, our pens, our thoughts has to be closed and was controlled to their liking.
When Anni was in power…
Drink C*nt Juice
“It is interesting how we take things for granted, like appreciating the value of freedom only after we have lost it,” a Maldivian friend of mine lamented today.
“Unique” coup inspires Maldivian Diaspora to support MDP
Drink C*nt Juice
“I will definitely fly back to Maldives – just to vote MDP back into power this time!” a cool friend of mine who resides in a friendly country told me this evening.
Political party distribution in the Maldives
Maldives
as of 19 Feb 2012 based on information available on elections.gov.mv. Trivia: Spot which party the appointed coup president Waheed belongs to.
The Maldivian Sheikhs..
Ashween Mohamed
I think Maumoon did visualize this happening. I think that was the reason Maumoon had to shut down all the religious peeps from speaking out. Ya, of course evil for sure!! The most happiest thing that ever happened to these people with the limitations was the change of REGIME..!! From Maumoon to Anni. Anni was just too down to earth and he believed in human intelligence. I think that was the only reason he allowed all the religious peeps to spread their voice and propaganda. But hey, they used it in the wrong way. they used it to control people, to gain more power, to create a gang of killers who would do anything to anyone just to make sure that they are been heard or something??!! Just asking, since I never understood the reason behind the SULTAN PARK bombing.
Nasheed’s Downfall – My Thoughts
Hudhuhandhu
President Nasheed was the first democratically elected president of the Maldives who was sworn into office on the 11th of November 2008. He was a man who came forward with a manifesto that promised a lot of things that most of us did not believe in, because lets face it, 30 years of most of our lives had gone by and nothing for the betterment of our lives had really been done by President Maumoon through that long period of time. Though President Nasheed worked 24/7 to deliver on his promises, there were glaringly obvious mistakes that his administration made as well. So what gave the then opposition the fodder that they needed to spin their tales into gigantic proportions, to make people lose faith in Nasheed’s administration and finally gave them the “courage” needed to topple his government?
The Rally – You guys ROCK..!!
Ashween Mohamed
Maybe am surrounded by too many narrow minded people..!! I really thought the majority never cared about anything. I really thought the majority was gonna let go this election thing. Ya, specially last night I felt so much of negativity that I felt like this unconstitutionally formed government has won against The Maldives herself..!! But No No..I was all wrong..The MAJORITY want their “RIGHTS”.back.!! The MAJORITY wants their “VOTE”.!!
Comment: Maldives 1984
Azra Naseem
Like Orwell’s 1984 society in which people ‘could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality, because they never fully grasped the enormity of what was demanded of them,’ a large chunk of Maldivian society remains convinced that what happened on 7 February is nothing more than the replacement of one leader by another.
Black and White
Mr. Karma
Hello all you demented sickos supporting this Waheed and his pathetic cabinet. This is temporary. This too will pass and the Maldivian generations in the future will always say that Maumoon abdul Gayyoom was a dictator, Buruma was a selfish business man, Yamin was a wannabe gangster, Jangiyaa was yameen’s bitch, Thasmeen was an impotent guy who had some money to get his name in here, UmarNaseer was a sick sadist and Waheed was someone who sided with the people who banished his mother while she was 4 months pregnant.
News (archived)
Ousted Maldives president’s call for elections amid violence after coup
The Telegraph
Mohamed Nasheed, the Maldives president ousted in a coup earlier this week, believes he can return to power through a campaign of street protests against the police and army officers who forced him to resign. He is calling for the man who replaced him, his former vice president Dr Waheed Hassan, to step down and a new national unity government to be installed pending elections within two months.
Umar Naseer, Interim Deputy Leader of PPM “BRAGS” of His Involvement in the Coup…
Unofficial Translation of the article on Haveeru.com.mv
In a shocking new revelation, Umar Naseer, interim deputy leader, of opposition Progressive Party, the party of the Dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who ruled the country with an iron fist for 30 years, has bragged at a rally held last night, that on the night of February 6th, he threatened President Nasheed that he may face death if does not surrender. In the PPM rally held last, Umar further revealed that when the ‘operation’ was underway during the night of coup he was in the ‘commanding center’ and he was conversing with aides of President Nasheed.
The Maldives Reverting to type
The Economist
“IN POLITICS in this country,” Mohamed Nasheed told The Economist in 2006, “you’re either in government or in jail.” Under house arrest at the time, he seemed more at ease than later, when, bizarrely, he became the Maldives’ president. Having fallen prey this week to what presents itself as a popular revolt but looks much like an old-fashioned coup, Mr Nasheed, known by his nickname “Anni”, is back in a familiar predicament, as a beleaguered activist bewailing the injustice of Maldivian politics.
Maldives’ Former Leader Calls for Early Elections
The New York Times
MALE, Maldives — As United Nations officials tried to resolve the political turmoil in this Indian Ocean nation, the former president demanded that his replacement step down and hold early elections and called for international pressure to stop the security services from beating his supporters on outlying islands. The former leader, Mohamed Nasheed, who resigned on Tuesday in what he says was a coup, rallied hundreds of people outside a mosque here in the capital, Male, in open defiance of an arrest warrant issued against him on Thursday. Later on Friday, he told reporters that the police and military were beating and arresting elected leaders and other supporters of his party — an accusation that the police denied.
The Dregs of Dictatorship
The New York Times
DICTATORSHIPS don’t always die when the dictator leaves office. The wave of revolutions that toppled autocrats in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen last year was certainly cause for hope. But the people of those countries should be aware that, long after the revolutions, powerful networks of regime loyalists can remain behind and can attempt to strangle their nascent democracies.
‘Mandela of the Maldives’ forced out by police coup
The Independent
Leader who brought democracy to islands steps down following weeks of protest. President Mohamed Nasheed, the man who earned a broad international profile for helping secure democracy in the Maldives and highlighting the threat to his country from climate change, has been forced to step down after weeks of opposition protests culminated in a mutiny by police. Supporters of the President said he was the victim of what amounted to a coup.
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) Concluding Statement
Commonwealth
CMAG reiterated its belief that early elections should be called by the end of 2012 in Maldives.
Statement on Maldives by Acting Chair of CMAG
Commonwealth
CMAG continued to be strongly of the view that the earliest possible expression of the will of the people was required to establish universal faith in the legitimacy of those who govern the country. The Group therefore expressed disappointment and deep concern at the lack of progress achieved so far through the All-Party Talks process to arrive at a political settlement in Maldives that would enable the holding of early elections in the current calendar year, as expected by the Group. It urged all parties to engage in dialogue without delay, in earnest and in good faith with a view to achieving agreement on the date of early elections, and the processes required to do so, including any necessary constitutional amendments and supporting legislation.
Press Release: Maldives security forces use violence against peaceful protesters
Amnesty International
Maldives police and military forces responded with violence against a peaceful rally backing the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), Amnesty International documented in the Maldives today, violating international standards against the use of excessive force.
Press Release: Maldives must avoid persecution of ousted Government
Amnesty International
The new authorities in the Maldives must avoid persecuting members of outgoing president Mohammed Nasheed’s political party, Amnesty International said today, after Mr Nasheed resigned following a police mutiny in the country.
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group Concluding Statement
Commonwealth
The Group further agreed that, in situations where a member of CMAG was under scrutiny by the Group itself, its CMAG membership should be placed in abeyance as long as it remained on the formal agenda of CMAG. It decided, accordingly, that Maldives should not participate in CMAG during this time.
Statement by EU on the situation in the Maldives
European Union
The EU further calls on all political parties to immediately engage in dialogue, to commit themselves to early presidential elections and to determine the legislative and constitutional measures required to ensure that these are free and fair.
Statement by EU Heads of Mission in Colombo
European Union
EU HoMs note with concern ongoing political tensions and urge all sides to exercise restraint. There must be an end to violence and no political retribution. In this regard we note the large political rally being planned for Friday 17 February, and urge all sides to do everything possible to ensure that this takes place in a peaceful and lawful manner. Acts of provocation on the part of participants or the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies would be completely unacceptable at this point.
Press Release: IPU Sends urgent mission to the Maldives
Inter-Parliamentary Union
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is following recent developments in the Maldives with mounting concern and is sending an urgent mission to the country. IPU President, Abdulwahad Radi, called for calm. “The crisis can only be solved through inclusive political dialogue. It is essential that an atmosphere of non-violence, restraint and read more…
CMAG statement on Maldives
Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG)
Extraordinary Teleconference of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) Statement by the Chair on behalf of CMAG 1. The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) held an extraordinary meeting by teleconference to consider the situation in the Republic of Maldives. The meeting was convened by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, and read more…
Press Release: Maldives security forces must stop using violence against supporters of Mohamed Nasheed
Amnesty International
AI Index: PRE01/068/2012 Maldives security forces must stop using violence against supporters of Mohamed Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party, a day after he was forced to resign the presidency under the threat of violence by the military and police, Amnesty International said. Eyewitnesses told Amnesty International that Nasheed and a large read more…
Resources
Download PDF:
Timeline (English)
Timeline (Dhivehi)
A LEGACY OF AUTHORITARIANISM - A Dossier on the Maldivian Judiciary
The Nexus of Evil - The Perpetrators of the Coup
Videos:
Kalhudhuvas
8th February 2012 - Violence
Anhenunge Aah Rooheh - The Birth of a New Women's Movement in the Maldives 2012
The Birth of a New Women's Movement in the Maldives 2012 (English) - Anhenunge Aah Rooheh
Vote to Restore Order and Stop Police Brutality (English)
Vote to Restore Order and Stop Police Brutality (Int'l Day Against Police Brutality 15 March 2012)
Waheedhuge Bagaavaai (updated) - Coup d'état in the Maldives 2012
Media-kit
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VOTE to restore order and stop police brutality logo editable artwork, can be used for making material, printing t-shirts etc.
Police Brutality Placards
A2 size
Poster, Police State with a Human Face (two-sided)
A3 size Bi-Lingual made for March 15th International Day Against Police Brutality