Yearly Archives: 2022

Maldives, 19 December 2022 Today marks three years since the government of Maldives arbitrarily cancelled our registration and launched a baseless, politically motivated investigation for blasphemy against the four authors of our 2015 Preliminary Assessment of Radicalisation in the Maldives. The actions of the government against MDN are in direct violation of its international human […]

ނޫސްބަޔާން އޮގަސްޓް 8 ,2022 ދިގުދެމިގެންވާ އަނިޔާއެއް – ރިލްވާންގެ އާއިލާއަށް 8 އަހަރުދުވަހުންވެސް އިންސާފު ނުލިބުނު އަނިޔާވެރި ގޮތަކަށް އަޙްމަދު ރިލްވާން އަބްދުﷲ ގެއްލުވައިލައި، އޭނާގެ އާއިލާ އާއި ރަހުމަތްތެރިންގެ ކިބައިން ރަހީނުކުރިތާ 8 އަހަރު ދުވަސް ވެއްޖެއެވެ. 2018 ވަނަ އަހަރުގެ ނޮވެމްބަރު މަހުގައި އިންތިހާބުކުރި އައު ސަރުކާރުން މި ޖަރީމާ ތަހުގީގުކުރުމަށްޓަކައި މަރުތަކާއި ގެއްލުވައިލާފައިވާ މީހުންގެ މައްސަލަ ތަހުގީގުކުރާ ކޮމިޝަން އުފައްދަވައިފައި ވީނަމަވެސް، އިންސާފު ހޯދައިދިނުމަކީ ސިޔާސީ ވެރިން މާބޮޑަށް ފަހަތައް ޖައްސައިލާފައި […]

Maldives, 8 August 2022 It has been eight years since journalist, human rights defender, and blogger, Ahmed Rilwan Abdullah, was violently taken from his family and friends. Despite a change in government commitment in November 2018 to resolving Rilwan’s forced disappearance and despite the establishment of the Deaths and Disappearances Commission (DDCom), justice appears as […]

Maldives, 21 June 2022 Police lack of preventive measures amid threats raises alarming concerns about the security and safety of Maldivian society. Many recent events are the manifestation of several concerns raised by MDN in its 2015 report on violent extremism. A month ago, senior staff at one of the oldest schools in the capital […]