Maldives police told Reuters on Saturday that at least 139 opposition protesters were arrested as they...

The protesters are calling for the arrest of Yameen and for the Supreme Court ruling

Police also confirmed that they used pepper spray and teargas to disperse the crowds who marched through...

Yameen’s government has so far ignored international calls to lift the state of emergency, first declared...

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has jailed almost all his political opponents since coming to power...

The opposition party said they boycotted the vote on the state of emergency extension and accused the...

It is the second backflip by the Supreme Court since Yameen ordered the arrest of the Chief Justice and...

The United Nations, United States, Britain and India have called for the judges to be freed, while independent...

Experts say it is more likely to put diplomatic, and even economic, pressure on the Yameen government...

The UN Security Council is set to discuss the situation during a closed-door meeting on Thursday

On Tuesday the three remaining Supreme Court judges reversed last week's ruling, reinstating the convictions...

Nasheed is back in the global spotlight after a Supreme Court ruling that has plunged his homeland into...

The court's original decision signed by all five judges of the apex court had quashed a terrorism conviction...

The current political turmoil in the Maldives has a long history

An embassy hotline has been put in place at +9603320859 for emergencies or untoward situations

On Monday, President Abdulla Yameen even ordered the arrest of arrest of his estranged half-brother and...

The country's combined opposition urged foreign powers to put pressure on Yameen to yield to the rule...

Maldivian Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of former president Mohamed Nasheed and eight other...

Opposition lawmakers tried to barge into the premises

The Maldives has been in a fresh political crisis since the top court threw out terrorism convictions...

The United Nations, Australia, Britain, Canada, India and the United States welcomed the court's decision...