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Archive from 01- 05th Oct 2004   Tuesday 5th October 2004 ukwywbikwv cniaeretegcnuhImibitiawfcaokudcnwb iawgulwj * ifcaokurWycawt cSwmulcawlwj cSwrwhwa25     Message of Condolence I am deeply saddened to hear about the untimely death of Mr. Zahid, Vaadheege today. Zahid maybe most famous for his music but to me, he was a great father, who had a wonderful relationship with his children. I feel particularly sad because I know how hard this must be for Zahid's children and his loving wife. Zahid was a man with a big heart. His house was one of the most welcoming houses I have ever been to and I have fond memories of Mr. Zahid and his great sense of humour. My thoughts are with his wife and children on this very sad day. May Allah bless him with in eternal peace. Ameen! Ahmed Moosa (Sappe') - Dhivehi Observer Message on the Occasion of Teachers' Day We are going through a very trying time in our lives. We need you to be alert to the volatile situation and to alert your students to these changes. They are the future of Maldives and you must teach them to be independent and reject oppression. You have a tremendous responsibility towards creating a better Maldives. Please do not ignore that. On this important occasion, we thank and congratulate you all for your hard work. We promise you that with a better government all of us will be equally affluent and happy. Ahmed Moosa (Sappe') - Dhivehi Observer Click to email your messages to teachers ...the music just wont die... mohamed Zahid - a life time of service for the music industry Many Maldivians today (5 th Oct 2004) mourn the untimely demise of Mohamed Zahid (56) of Vaadheege Machachangolhi, an irreplaceable loss to the music industry in Maldives . Lovingly known as Pro by music-pupils for his comparatively expert and patient will to impart knowledge, especially of the guitar. Friends and many fans know Zahid as an incredibly hardy musician. A strong-willed music-guru for many aspirants, he had persevered in steering his efforts to success across many difficult seas.  read more    egumuked ctog iaWmwk clibWqWn ;cnuhuluf ihevid * caeaWnUmwn ulIswmWl cnutogELug iaWa IrWmWrWm igcnih iawgUdilev * wkwhWv egcnutiycawr egUdilev  ''.eveSwncnemurwhwa InEgnea wkwhWv egcnemurwhwa''    Letter to the Editor We need change. Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom should go This message is written by me, but this is the voice of many many thousands of Maldivians who are extremely upset, fed up, tired, disappointed of the tyranny and injustice of Maumoon and his gang. Maumoon has made the constitution and regulations in such a way that he will never leave the crown, and nobody could remove him from his kingdom until the last day of his life which he expects to extend to another 25 years with the blessings of Singapore doctors. read more    csWbcawa ckeb wd csia  Wycaimuawy egWsclwj wmwtwruf eguhIlijwmwscaWh unUmuawm cawrwTErcTcsinimcDea cnwlWtcawn egcnutiycawr cnurWkurws egunUmuawm idwa ,ifiawgcnwa  ifiawrwaWLwf cnwnurcais WLwawSuh cawhilijwmwscaWh     egcnIdcaudIHwv cswviawbun Ivud cnurIrcqwt      cunWmwjurwtcsia   iDnob wlcaimwa iawkcawdwkwhWv iawguAWfid wlcaimwa * ...ejcaemukin csevWkcaenwa cnwrukuDob    clwairOTiDea egunUmuawm InwvcnunEb cnemcnea egEjcaWr * !ukwmwkea .eveSWncneg  caemumin cSwmwkirev  (Epcaws) cqIfwx udwmuhwa   (ejcaemukin iawguLotauDcawa) 1-uLwtcswk * egumuvcsia cSwmwkirev egEjcaWrihevid cnUmuawm * ........iawguhwgwruf  DO  Profile   Mohamed Nasheed (Anni) Mohamed Nasheed (Anni), Co-Founder of Maldivian Democratic Party "We will establish pluralistic democracy in the Maldives. The people of Maldives deserve better and Maldivian Democratic Party is determined to achieving its objectives". Mohamed Nasheed (Anni)  Anni is without a doubt one of the most vocal and respected critics of the government of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. He is also one of the founder members of the Maldivian Democratic Party. Amongst other achievements of his social and political career, the most significant event was to serve as a Member of Parliament for Male' in 1999, the biggest constituency in the country. He now lives in London and has been granted political asylum in the UK. Ever since the events of September 2003 Anni has been working fulltime to promote and establish a democratic government in the Maldives. According to him there is no telling what Gayoom will do to him if he returns. read more     Monday 4th October 2004 Zuhaira: The Voice Am I to be the only woman to speak up even in this time as well as then, she was heard commenting, just after she spoke at the second minvan bahus. She has always been a woman who made sure her voice was heard. She spoke up on the eve of Friday the thirteenth of August at the largest demonstration that the country has seen in the last 25 years or more. She raised her famous voice against torture and for a better future for this country; against corruption and nepotism. For that she sits in a solitary cell in Dhoonidhoo one of the interrogation centers of the current regime of Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom. Zuhaira is one of the 10 women taken in by the regime in relation to the demonstration. read more      READING MATERIAL Maldives; Overview of Economic Developments During 2003 External Debt - 'Statistics on external debt comprises of medium to long-term government and government guaranteed borrowings plus short-term borrowings of the banking sector. Total external debt stock (disbursed and outstanding) has remained at around 40 percent of GDP in both 2002 and 2003. In absolute levels this amounted to US$259.0 million in 2002 and had increased by 8 percent to US$280.9 million at the end of 2003'. read more     OPINION Newspaper reports that US strongly support Gayoom's proposed reforms: Powel Does Powel know that the 12-13 August protest that was otherwise peaceful was turned violent by a rent-a-mob hired and sent by Gayoom's younger brother Yameen who is also a cabinet minister of his as the trade minister? Des he know and appreciate that Gayoom's elections are fair with his elder brother Hameed, his all-time atolls minister (nick named election minister for his role in elections) using his influence that he has on the atolls and island chiefs as their boss? The residents of their constituencies are mainly politically unaware and can be influenced to be acting like a rubber stamp in voting the way their chiefs want them to. read more EjcaWrihevid WdwhcaegoduDob csevWkcaenwa unUmuawm * ifWlWvuLoa IrcTcsih cmwzirUT  ifcSokWyidwh caeaWlcawjwm cawnUmuawm cniaesuhurihWz :ckwD ckwD     iaWhIfoauSwr ,cnuhejunwmwh iawgUdilev .n * ????Wbiawbok IkwmunEb egcTinuy egcniawfis     Can the Maldivian Democratic Party do a better job in the government? Gayyoom has single-handedly starved a nation of its future by being an autocratic rule. He has not allowed any form of opposition to his rule, beginning with press and media. Everything is controlled, even the thinking of the people. Those who oppose him are labelled as traitors and crushed. Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) declared on 10th November 2003 that his government was illegitimate. The statement made it very clear that MDP does not recognise Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom as the elected President of Maldives. read more Sunday 3rd October 2004 27 Years of Horror -Time for Charges against Gayyoom As writers and analysts speculate about who was in charge of the 13 August crackdown on a peaceful protest against Gayoom and his government, scores of dissidents are still languishing in prisons and detention centres, amidst mounting evidence of grave human rights abuses. read more    cSwmuvudet cnegiaWmwkcnwvinim * caebijWv EhEvuncsevidwa    egumurea cSwlob egcnuhImuSwvwa cnImWy * ....ifiawSwfctwkcawswm  cnuhIm cSwa Ip.ID.cmea iawgcnwaiviDclOmwd * cSwkwtwkwhWv Wviawfeyil cnwvurukutwrcfwn ubWvwj Ed ukwscaevid egiawdWa      cnumwlwg egcaesircawdum cmWlcsia cmukuH egunUmuawm cnutwaIrwx ImWlcsia 3 uhwf cSwmulWrwm Wscawjcnwd IkwmukuH wDuk emcneaegunUmuawm iawgutogisejcnwdea iawgukWP urwgws cnedcnwv cswvud .evetogEked cnirevumcliA InIdIaim.evemuTeheb   Congratulations Qasim Ibrahim - Speaker of the Special Majlis During the first and last meeting of the Special Majlis on 19 July, a Speaker for the Special Majlis was being elected according to the constitution. The process of submitting names of candidates for the Speaker’s position was completed. Only the voting remained. There was a disagreement over how the voting process was to be carried out. The time to submit names of candidates for the Speaker expired after the names of two candidates were suggested and seconded. These candidates were one of President Gayyoom’s selected members, Ahmed Zahir, and the elected member for Ari Atoll South, Qasim Ibrahim. read more     2005 InwvcscvcDclOM IvIT ukinwm cmihWrcbia urwmws iawfWlWk ukeaiaWTwjwb eg cscvcDclOmIvIT cnwrukctwyWmihWnEa , udwmcawhum uniawsuh ifWlWkcaiv cawncnurwscnoPcs (wrWxok WDcnwgwPwrcP)  -idwa cniretcnuyik ,InuhejOTof egcniaesuh udwmcawhum cnegiLoacnwn)  (cnedeacfWawm cSwDobcSwrwv cnutWrwfegcniaesuh udwmcawhum    unImWy cnwlWTcawvugwa egcnwximok cscTiawrcnwmuaih * ifiawSwfctwkcawswm    !csIawr egcsilijwm wscaWK - cmIhWrcbia cmisWg WbwHcrwm *    Local News Government Staff not paid in full Addu Atoll - According to sources in Addu Atoll, several government staff were not paid in full last month. People were only paid the basic salary; all other salary increments such as Overtime and salary increases were withheld. Unpaid staff includes S. Feydhoo School staff as well as Gan Security Guards. Locals are scared to even mention this for fear of being jailed and tortured. This perhaps explains speculations that large sums from the national reserve have been looted by Gayyoom for his plan to flee the Maldives. As must as 25 million dollars could have been moved out of the country according our sources in Maldives Monetary Authority. DO will conduct a survey and report this matter in details.   Hon. Qasim Ibrahim Hon. Qasim Ibrahim discharged from the hospital and transferred to solitary confinement  Male' - 12:39 Local Time - Conformed reports say that Hon. Qasim Ibrahim who has been in hospital since 24th September has been transferred to jail today. According to sources in Presidents' Office, Gayyoom personally ordered him to be transferred to jail despite his health situation because Gayyoom is paranoid and feels that people might try to hold a demonstration to oust him.     'State of Emergency' to be repealed this week According to reliable sources within the top ranks in the government, the 'State of Emergency' which was imposed on 13th August 2004 in an attempt to crackdown on the pro democracy demonstration is to be lifted this week. Gayyoom is under increasing pressure to show the world that he means 'well'. All the spinning by him and his cronies appears to be going nowhere. The United Nations is now pressuring him to 'calm down' in addition to the pressure from the European Union, according our sources. Yameen, Abdulla Shahid and Adam Zahir are apparently not very happy about the lifting of the 'State of Emergency' because they are not going to be able to do things behind Gayyoom's back. It now appears that Gayyoom had no powers on 13th August and the whole game was played by Yameen, Shahid and Adam Zahir with the blessings of Fathulla Jameel. The general public now hate Gayyoom and that is exactly what Yameen wants. People are expected to regroup and start demonstrations as soon as the 'State of Emergency' is lifted. The 12th October Special Majlis session is going to a decisive date.    WvwmwhUfuk Wmwkirev egEjcaWr IkwnImWy Qcaudubwa egumuawg cnukwawlifigcnwf IkwyWnIm .evenUncaeLufEb .evekehImunuTcaev cSwaeretWnWzwK wlwhwkim Wviawfibilcnwn inwkeawmwh egcaemWzinIrUhcmuj .eveaenWvuDobcSwrwv WAwfcnwm egumwkirev egcaemuawg .eveaenWvuDob unwhun csevcnwkitevihwd wgumwkim idwa     Saturday 2nd October 2004   perhaps a cool sports car? Gayyoom to bribe Parliament Members 'everyone will get an official car like Ministers'  Gayyoom is planning to give each Member of the Parliament an official car like the ministers and others who he approves of. Male' Atoll Member Don Adam Fulhu is expected to propose this in the Parliament with the blessings of Gayyoom. Don Adam Fulhu is the brother of Chief of Staff Mohamed Zahir (22) and is known to be a puppet of Gayyoom. read more   Jennifer Latheef the Activist: One Hundred Days of Solitude Miss Jennifer Latheef, Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Councillor, Human Rights Activist and film producer, is in solitary confinement in the Dhoonidhoo interrogation centre in the Maldives. Jennifer in her early 30's, during the past one year, has spent more than one hundred days in solitary confinement. Her first incarceration was on September 2003, for her part in the protest that followed the torture and killing of Evan Naseem on the 19th September 2003 and the killing of three other prisoners and fatal injury of many more on the 20th September 2003 in Maafushi Jail. read more   * 1990 cnUj 29 'urukuh' - cniaeretegukwtcSufctwf wgunWdwh *    ?OtInwncnwgurib cSwkwtcnuvulwdwb iaWkwtihWlcsia !ulwdwbIhWlcsia EvcnunEb csevudwbwa cnihevid * !cnwkirev uurWtKumuduKInwvcnunEb csevudwbwaunUmuawm *     Friday 1st October 2004 .....Wfuaitcsia egunUmuawm *    Local News Yameen tells Maldivians not to read Dhivehi Observer   Yameen is a very obedient brother but not a good leader Male' - Gayyoom's mighty brother, Abdulla Yameen, the Trade Minister, who lives in Galolhu ward of Male' met with senior people of the area last night and told them that Dhivehi Observer is anti-government and is spreading lies. He then went on to tell them not to read the site.  The site is blocked by Maldivian Government, still people access it because they are fed with lies and propaganda all the time. Gayyoom's government does not allow any form on criticism to his rule. Rated amongst the most oppressive regimes of the 21st Century, Gayyoom has lost touch with the common man. He lies constantly but his lies are a 'blessing' for the people according to puppets like Yameen. Time is ever so close to the demise of this regime, the most horrible in the history of Maldives. Gayyoom and his family are just a few weeks away from being thrown out by the people of Maldives. The international community no longer listens to the lies and propaganda of Gayyoom's government. If Yameen wants to be the President of the Maldives, he should start acting like one, like a people's person, not oppress them and brainwash them. We certainly do not want another Dictator after Gayyoom.         cnImWy Wlcaubwa  IaWfid egumuawq cnubwbws egcnImWy *  ...iawgEret egulwkcawrun urWb      idwa wrWxok egunUmuawm IkwrWkurws ihevid *  cnumWlug egunUmuawm Ikwncnutiycawrihevid     Is Gayyoom a billionaire? Gayyoom's cousin Kaamineegey Zahid (Six-X Music Shop owner, former 20th Century BC lead guitarist) has been rushed on a charter flight to Colombo for medical treatment today. Unconfirmed reports say that he is suffering from a brain haemorrhage. Notwithstanding our deepest shock for the direct family of Mr. Zahid, his sons and daughters, what we are highlighting here is the total misuse of public funds by Gayyoom. We hope that Zahid will recover fully in the shortest time possible. Many Maldivians like Zahid, who are unfortunately not related to Gayyoom's family pay the ultimate price when they are struck with a misfortune as this. Many Maldivian women have died during delivery because adequate medical facilities were not available in the island or in the Atoll. People have travelled for more than 24 hours in their small boats trying to get to Male' for delivery and many sadly pass away during the journey. No Maldivian can say that this is simple not true! Not even Gayyoom. He knows that this is the Simple Truth. read more    :: Blast from the past :: TIME ASIA A Paradise Divided Has Asia's longest-serving head of state lost touch with his restless populace?     Local News Police raid Paradise Island Resort Gayyoom security forces raided Paradise Island today. Gayyoom is desperate to charge Qasim with treason according to inside information and they are trying to find anything that may lead to conviction. Many locals believe that Gayyoom will plot a 'scam' and charge him with treason. Guests on these islands apparently now know that the owner of the island is in solitary confinement and furthermore they have also seen the many news articles around the world about the brutal regime of Gayyoom. Police turn up at these resorts in plain clothes and begin searching the whole place without a warrant. State of Emergency declared in Male' and nearby islands.   MDP Newsletter 21 Released   udwdwA wscaWK "urukuh uLwk" - unWdcnws	The only thing necessary for   evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit atrocities. 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[Clause 4 - Labour Party - UK]   No boundaries can hold us!   WE ARE WAKING UP NOW OUT OF THE PAST, TO DREAM A BIGGER DREAM WE ARE FRIENDS AND EQUALS WE ARE DIVERSE AND UNIQUE AND WE SHOULD BE UNITED FOR SOMETHING BIGGER THAN OUR DIFFERENCES WE BELIEVE IN FREEDOM AND COOPERATION WE ARE A CULTURE EMERGING WE FIND OUR OWN GUIDANCE AND WE DISCERN OUR OWN TRUTH WE GO IN MANY DIRECTIONS BUT WE REFUSE TO DISPERSE WE ARE LOCAL AND GLOBAL WE ARE THE WAVE OF EVOLUTION WE ARE IN EVERY CHILDS EYES WE FACE THE UNKNOWN WITH WONDER AND EXCITEMENT LIVING IN THE PRESENT AND WE SPEAK OUR TRUTH WE CANNOT BE QUIETED BECAUSE OUR VOICE IS WITHIN EVERYONE WE ARE BUILDING A NEW MALDIVES THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE NO BOUNDARIES CAN HOLD US!   by email - 29th August 2004   Today's Message to Gayyoom Pack your bags and go away from Maldives, please! Let us live in peace! Even my great grand children will hate you for what you are doing to my father. Ahmed, 19, Male' Read all Messages Open Forum  To the President: "Reforms, when the ground has not been prepared for them, especially if they are institutions copied from abroad, do nothing but mischief" Fyodor Dostoevsky - Novelist Do I have to elaborate? Ok there you go: Don’t just draft a constitution, but start the democratic process on the ground, repeal the emergency, let the people express their views, release those vocal dissidents, let the people decide what change they need, and so on.. Ahmed Maldives - Thursday, September 30, 2004 at 18:04:23 (MDT)
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