Statements

Maldives: Military’s Siege of Parliament Continues
Maldives: Speaker Barricaded Behind Wall of Soldiers in Parliament Chamber 31 July 2017, MALE: The Maldives military, acting under illegal orders from President Yameen, continued […]
President Yameen Arrests More Parliamentarians, Steps Up Crackdown
29 July, Saturday, Male:  President Yameen has intensified his crackdown on the opposition, as well as journalists, in the wake of the military lockdown of […]
President Yameen Allows Maldives as a Platform to Criticise India
26 July 2017, Male’: The Maldivian Democratic Party strongly condemns President Yameen’s deafening silence while Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif criticised India during a joint […]
President Yameen Orders Military to Lock Down Parliament
24 July 2017, Male’: President Abdulla Yameen ordered the military to lock down parliament and prevent lawmakers from entering the parliamentary compound this morning, in […]
Joint Statement:  Opposition Parties Condemn Unlawful Arrest of MP Faris Maumoon
18 July 2017, Male: The joint opposition parties condemn in the strongest possible terms the illegal arrest of lawmaker Faris Maumoon this afternoon, less than a […]
Joint Statement: President Yameen Steps Up Intimidation of Opposition Leaders
18 July 2017, Male’: President Yameen has instigated a renewed campaign of intimidation and coercion of opposition leaders and lawmakers, days before a second impeachment […]
Joint Opposition Statement: Supreme Court Ruling Saying MPs will Forfeit Seat for Leaving Party Unconstitutional; No Confidence Vote Must be Held on 24th July
14 July 2017, Male: Opposition Parliamentarians have strongly condemned as flagrantly unconstitutional a Supreme Court ruling that strips dissenting MPs of their parliamentary seats. The […]
Joint Coalition Statement  Opposition Parties Take Control of Maldives Parliament: 45 MPs Sign Letter Calling for Speaker’s Impeachment
3 July 2017, MALE: 45 Members of Parliament in the Maldives today submitted a no confidence motion against the Speaker of Parliament, Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed, demonstrating that […]
MDP Strongly Condemns Arrest of Senior Opposition Figure Adam Azim, Calls for His Immediate Release
8 June 2017, Male’: Just one day after the United Nations Human Rights Council severely criticised the Maldives’ human rights record, President Yameen has had […]
MDP Condemns President Yameen’s Decision to Break Diplomatic Relations with Qatar
June 5, 2017. Male’: The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) strongly condemns President Yameen’s decision to sever diplomatic relations with Qatar, a move that will damage […]
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