Wednesday 31 August 2005

Associated Press - Hindustan Times

Maldives opposition leader denies terrorism charges
AP - A top opposition leader in the Maldives has denied charges of sedition and terrorism brought against him for pressing for democratic reforms, a spokesman for his party said. more 

Opinion
What's with Raagundaa?

Over the past few days and more specifically since Golhaabo made Buruma Gasim his Finance Minister, Golhaabo's brother - Raangondi Raajaa - has been in a huff and is reportedly not even going to his office. Sources within Dhivehi Rundinge Pary (DRP) have confirmed that Raagondaa is very upset about not getting the Finance portfolio and even more upset about the fact that Gasim is now the principle player of the DRP campaign to retain Golhaabo in power. more

iafrica.com
Tsunami haunts Asia tourism
Tourists are shunning Asia's tsunami-hit resort areas, with direct international arrivals down 67 percent year-on-year in Thailand's Phuket island eight months after the disaster, a new report said on Thursday. more

Collectors Item
Maldives Gold Coins Exists but who has them?
MALDIVE ISLANDS 1978 5 Rufiyaa "Spiny Lobster/F.A.O. Issue" FR. 2 (KM57b);Scarce only 200 minted! NGC PF67 ULTRA CAMEO -------- $750.00 - MALDIVE ISLANDS 1984 100 Rufiyaa PIEFORT "International Year of Disabled Persons" KM#P3; (type of KM67 but double thickness!) Only 100 struck! EXTREMELY RARE (cats. $1000) NGC PF68 ----------- $950.00 check it out  More information on link
 

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Tuesday 30 August 2005

Local News
Gayyoom's Militia hunting down reformists in Thinadhoo

Thinadhoo - Sources in the island have confirmed that Gayyoom's militia - the Star Force - has been hunting down key reformists in the island and searching homes as well. According to eyewitnesses, Gayyoom's militia barges into home in the middle of the night in their full Anti-Nuclear kit fully armed and they force search home without any warrant or permission. This is obviously an illegal act by Gayyoom. more

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Monday 29 August 2005

Power and Interest News Report
Growing Signs of Unrest in the Maldives
The Maldivian government's use of excessive force in mid-August to quell demonstrations by opposition activists demanding democratic reforms indicates that its commitment to establishing multi-party democracy in the country remains weak. There is a danger that its foot dragging on democratic reform and the suppression of its secular-moderate opponents could clear the way for assertion of hard-line Islamists in the country. more
 
 
Radio Netherlands - Current Affairs

Maldives opposition leader charged with terrorism
In the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, leader of the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), has been arrested and charged with terrorism. more

Video News
Opposition Leader dragged and thrown onto the pavement by Gayyoom's police

In this video, you can very clearly see how MDP Chairman and others were dragged by Star Force - Golhaabo's Militia Security Dogs  (GMSD) as we like to call them - and then thrown onto the pavement. click to view the video
 

Commonwealth Press Union
Journalists bear brunt of pro-democracy crackdown in Maldives

Several journalists and the leader of the opposition party have been arrested in the wake of nearly three weeks of pro-democracy related turmoil in the Maldives. The arrests and detention - including that of Maldivian Democratic Party leader Mohamed Nasheed who now faces terrorism charges - have drawn condemnation and criticism from press freedom organisations around the world. more

World News
Maldivian leader framed
COLOMBO: The main opposition in the Maldives on Tuesday accused the government of trying to frame its detained leader on trumped-up terrorism charges as part of a general crackdown against dissent. The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said its leader Mohamed Nasheed who was taken into "protective custody" 11 days ago was now being charged for "terrorism." more

Press Release
Maldives - ICJ to observe trial of opposition leader in the Maldives
The International Commission of Jurists today announced it will observe the trial of Mohamed Nasheed, Chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party, who is charged with offences against the state and terrorism. more

Comment
When will we be able to see the smile on our kids' faces again

The innocent cry of the little girl (Dheen's article - a distorted version of which has been published on some other sites) moved our hearts so much that we felt it's our own child voicing out. We really are left in the dark as to what's going on at that end with the detainees still in police custody. more

Insight
Election Strategy For Gayyoom
Gayyoom appears to be currently in the process of preparing for elections to show his  sincerity with the reform program, mainly to the international community. It is like having a constitution but not really bothering about it unless he thinks it has a ceremonial advantage, like wearing a new kind of cloth or display his new car or Rolex watch. Party politics will be much the same as long as he remains in power. We are now seeing hints of that as MDP is sidelined by his propaganda and illegal instructions. more

Blast from the past

Know the Devil in Man, Who is the Real Gayyoom?

He came to power as a modern-day saviour promising equality, justice, freedom, prosperity, cultural and religious revival. From then on if he wanted to be a man praised by sincere hearts of his people, if he desired to be an admired modern day father of a country, if he hoped to be a man who aimed to leave a legacy where coming generations revere him, if he wished at least to be a benevolent dictator his was all those where men of discerning mind aspire to become great. read more

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Sunday 28 August 2005

Breaking News

Gayyoom's son Farish's mother in law critically ill and being flown to Singapore tonight

Male' International Airport - Sources in the airport have confirmed that Farish Maumoon's father in law has been whisked to the airport amid great security to be flown to Singapore tonight. It is believed that his mother in law is critically ill and needs urgent medical attention, which obviously is not available in the Maldives, thanks to Farish's Father.

The electricity in the airport was cut-off during this operation which made some people believe that it was in fact Golhaabo but sadly it is not. We will bring more details as and when we get them.

Latest Update - Abdulla Shahid's (former Executive Secretary and now State Minister) father Moosa Jameel is the one who was taken to the airport in an emergency. It coincided with the trip of His Highness Prince Farish Maumoon who is taking his mother-in-law for a non-critical medical reports our sources.

Minivan News
ICJ to Observe Trial of Opposition Leader in the Maldives
Press Release International Commission of Jurists 28 August 2005- The International Commission of Jurists today announced it will observe the trial of Mohamed Nasheed, Chairperson of the Maldivian Democratic Party, who is charged with offences against the state and terrorism. more

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Editorial
Dictator Gayyoom's next move
Maldives is a very small country even in absolute terms. In terms of territory, population and wealth but it is a sovereign nation that has existed for hundreds if not thousands of years. As a member of the United Nation, it also enjoys the great many benefits of being a member of the global community. It is therefore essential that Maldives play by the rules of the world, in dealing with it's people and providing them with life's essential needs, after all, each country and it's wealth (as well as it's debt) belongs to it's people and not just to those who govern it. more

Letter to Gayyoom
It will be an honour to be a prisoner of conscience

First of all, I hope this letter finds you and your royalty still in power though the future of your power is quite uncertain I hear. We have voted you to be in control of this small island nation in the Indian Ocean, for the last 27 years. What we believe is that it is a constitutional right for every citizen to reveal their opinions about your "dictatorship". If I decided to deliver this letter to you via your committed puppets, this letter would end up in their junk inbox and I will end up in Jail, but you know what, it will be an honour to serve a jail term as a prisoner of conscience and I want to join the great list of Maldivians who have achieved that proud status. more

Essay - Freedom House
Meeting the democratic governance challenge
In 2005, the Crossroads analysis highlights two critical components of democratic governance in particular: free media and an independent judiciary. The Crossroads analysts identified these themes as among the most pressing priorities for regimes struggling with inadequate governmental accountability, weak rule of law, and pervasive corruption. more

Minivan News
Targeted, Beaten to Near-Paralysis and Left Without Treatment – the Story of Ali Riyaz
In an interview with Minivan Radio, Ali Riyaz explained firsthand his arrest and beating – during first of  a series of demonstrations that paralysed the Maldivian capital on August 12th - and his subsequent ill  treatment while in police custody. more

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Saturday 27 August 2005

Local News
Reformists worried in Thinadhoo after a fire incident late last night

Thinadhoo - Reformists and senior members of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in G. Dh. Thinadhoo have expressed great concern over an incident last night in which a police vehicle caught fire last night whilst it was parked outside the police centre in the island. Sources have said that riot police with full gear are on their way to the island now. more

Local News
MDP officials meeting Commonwealth delegation in Male'
Male' - Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) sources told Dhivehi Observer that their officials are meeting the delegation of the Commonwealth who are currently visiting Maldives on a mission to assess the situation in Maldives in the aftermath of the events of 12-15th this month, in which hundreds of Maldivians have been detained without charge including MDP Chairman Mr. Nasheed. Party officials also met with the EU delegation yesterday. more

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English Pen Press Release
Over 200 Writers Sign a Petition Calling for the Release of Mohamed Nasheed (Anni
Minivan News - The Maldives, with its idyllic beaches and coral reefs, is a popular tourist destination. However, President Gayoom's regime systematically clamps down on democratic opposition and dissent and, according to reports from released prisoners of conscience, torture is routinely carried out on islands which neighbour some of the most exclusive resorts in the Maldives. more  

Opinion
Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom one of the Most Notorious Dictator of the Century

Countless pages could be filled with reports of the victims of the torturers of the Maldives Police State. The methods of torture are as manifold as the human brain can be inventive in finding possibilities in tormenting people. Most of the hundreds of people arrested in 2004 and 2005 were subjected to torture. more

Local News
Fuahmulaku people continuing to call for the resignation of Dictator Gayyoom
Fuahmulaku - Over the last few days, several walls in Fuahmulaku and other islands in the Maldives have been sprayed with calls for the resignation of Gayyoom. Some of the descriptions they use include, Big Thief, Murderer, Fox, You Abuse Islam, etc. This new trend is picking up throughout the country. more

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