Thursday 8 September 2005

Khaleej Times
Bangladesh says no terror threat to SAARC summit
DHAKA - Bangladesh does not see a terrorist threat to a regional summit scheduled in November, but there will be extra security in the wake of last month's wave of bomb blasts, officials said on Thursday. more

Opinion
Golden opportunity for the international community
We want to live a normal life, free from fear and injustice. The rising tension in Maldives is the result of years of frustration caused by a regime that not only abandoned it's primary duty to look after the citizens but it in fact deprived them of the most basic rights that the civilised world now takes for granted. The international community must and can help us achieve this. more

Local News in Brief

More arrests by Gayyoom to crush the opposition
Mr. Ahmed Adham (Mescow Villa/S. Feydhoo) who works at MDP Head Office on on administrative tasks related to membership and cells has been arrested by police yesterday. Acoording to family members a relative police officer of Adham visited his house in plain clothes and told adham it will be good for him if he goes to police on his own.
The family has since not had any information about him. Miss shiuna who was doing Adham's job before remains in custody since 14th August 2005 and her family nor her lawyer has any information about her. She is being kept without charge like so many others.

Press Release - Friends of Maldives

MDP chairman, Mohamed Nasheed waiting to be trialled
Mohamed Nasheed, the chairman of the Maldivian Democratic Party is to go on trial shortly under terrorism charges. The date was set on September the 14th and was advanced to the 8th. The prosecutor has now announced that more time is needed for the preparation and therefore no date has been assigned yet. more

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Wednesday 7 September 2005

Review
Terror trial postponed out of fear over public unrest
Male' - Government sources have confirmed that the sudden change of the mind of Gayyoom to postpone the 2nd hearing of the trial of Mohamed Nasheed (Anni), is related to fears over a possible demonstration by the public. Earlier reports suggested that the trial would take place on the 14th but was inexpertly moved forward to 8th Sept. despite complaints from the defense team that the notice was too short and will make it difficult for them to prepare their case. more

European Union @ United Nations
EU Presidency Declaration on recent disturbances in Maldives
The Acceding Countries Bulgaria and Romania, Croatia, the Countries of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidates Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, EFTA countries Iceland and Liechtenstein, members of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova align themselves with this declaration. more

 

Press Release
Press Statement by the Maldivian Democratic Party on Moratorium placed by the Maldivian Government on Political Party Rallies
It is with deep regret, but not surprise that the MDP receives the announcement by the government of the moratorium placed on political party rallies. Further, contrary to the government media release of 5 September 2005, as of 1200 noon of 6 September 2005, the time of writing this statement, The Commissioner of Elections and Registrar of Political Parties has not summoned any one from the MDP to inform of such a decision by him. more

Detainees Report
Latest update on some of the detainees in Maldives
Wife of Mr Zahir reported that the police required her to fax her letter requesting access be granted to Mr Zahir because she resides in Sri Lanka. Wife of Mr Zahir reported that she has faxed three letters requesting access to Mr Zahir on 15 August 2005, 27 August 2005 and 4 September 2005. Wife of Mr Zahir reported that the police has not responded to any of her faxes requesting access to Mr Zahir. more

Local News in Brief

Anni's trial to be held tomorrow

Male' - Confirmed reports say that the trial of MDP Chairman Mohamed Nasheed (Anni) will be held tomorrow despite the date being set to be the 14th September as reported earlier. Anni's lawyers are obviously not going to have enough time to prepare their defence yet again and Gayyoom is giving no attention to the international obligations that he has to fulfil. Reports say that as usual a large crowd will gather near the court to get a glimpse of their leader, who has been in custody since 12th August after being dragged into the Police HQ for staging a peaceful vigil in Republican Square Male' to commemorate Black Friday 2004.

Local News in Brief

An unknown number of youths arrested today for booing at Gayyoom

Male' - An eyewitness have reported that an unknown number of youths have been arrested today for booing at Gayyoom as he got off his car near the Institute of Islamic Studies in Male' (Mauhadhu). The youth were just on the other side of the road and all they did was boo at Gayyoom and make funny faces according to the eyewitness. Gayyoom has recently increased his personal security after the recent unrests in Male' and he is rarely seen outside now. We hope that Gayyoom doesn't order to kill these youth for booing at him or perhaps charge them with terrorism. It is quite a normal thing in the civilised world of today.

A few years back, Gayyoom actually tortured a demented youth who allegedly threw a bottle of Coca Cola at his car, whilst it was parked near a school. So, one cannot rule out a terrible fate for these guys who got caught today but we applaud their courage to confront the dictator.

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Tuesday 6 September 2005

Minivan News
Government Banns Political Party Rallies Until After Anni's Trial and Evan's Anniversary
The government announced yesterday that it is banning all political rallies until after the trial of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Chairperson Mohamed Nasheed (on the 14th September) and the anniversary of the murder of Evan Naseem, on the 19th September. more

Reuters News
INTERVIEW-Maldives set for first fall in GDP on record
COLOMBO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The Maldives' economy is set to shrink in 2005 for the first time since its records began because tourist arrivals have more than halved due to December's tsunami, the island chain's foreign minister told Reuters on Tuesday. more

Detainees Report
Anni's trial due on September 14th

Mohamed Nasheed - Mr Nasheed's wife reported she wrote to the police on 6 September 2005 in order to request permission to obtain access to Mr Nasheed. Sister of Mr Nasheed reported that she had access to Mr Nasheed on 6 September 2005 at Dhoonidoo Detention Centre. Sister reported that Mr Nasheed was in good spirits and that Mr Nasheed told her that he had been informed his trial would be on 14 September 2005. more

Adduvas Weekly
Anni to Court! International Attention on Maldives
Until recently the Maldives was famous to the outside world as "the heaven on earth". The Maldives sold to tourists the "art of doing nothing". With the winds that swept across from different corners of the world Maldivians have also woken up. Despite being heaven on earth it became apparent there are worldly problems even in the Maldives. more

Stuff.co.nz
Auckland company builds world's first seafloor restaurant
A New Zealand company says it has built the world's first seafloor restaurant with panoramic views, at a Hilton hotels resort in the Maldive Islands. Mike Murphy, an aquarium technology specialist with MJ Murphy Ltd, in Auckland, adapted techniques similar to those seen in big public "walk-through" aquariums such as Kelly Tarlton's Auckland operation. The initial concept plans for Kelly Tarlton's in 1985 were his first bid to design aquariums, but since then he has built them in Sydney, Perth, Queensland, Darwin, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, China, Thailand, Hawaii and Vanuatu. He built the 9m by 5m wide restaurant - which opened earlier this year - between a lagoon and a coral reef offshore from Rangali Island in the Maldives. It was the brainchild of Ahmed Saleem, one of the owners of the Hilton's Maldives resort spread over two islands, Rangali and Rangalifinolhu. more
 

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Monday 5 September 2005

Review
Gayyoom's shows the middle finger to European Union

"The assembly was a complete success, we are very pleased that such a large number of members came and participated" said a Senior Official of MDP. "However, the whole program was stained by an act of aggression by Gayyoom's militia. Four uniformed Star Force people came into the assembly and took away a loud speaker without even giving us any warning. They walked into such a large hall with a capacity crowd and disturbed the proceedings, yet our members did nothing apart from yelling at them and telling them not to disturb the meeting. This is a clear demonstration of how committed we are to non-violence. Imagine, 4 most hated Star Force personnel walking in and out of an assembly of more than 8,000 people, unharmed" the official added. more

Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative condemns Gayyoom
MALDIVES: End repression of media and civil society

I write as Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), an independent non-partisan international non-governmental organisation  working for the practical realisation of human rights in the Commonwealth. CHRI would like to renew our wholehearted support for the proposed constitutional reforms and the current political reforms taking place in the Maldives. Particularly positive has been the registration of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) which reflects a positive move towards a more complete democracy. more

Echo Daily Newspaer - England
15 Tons of Tsunami Aid in storage
Tons of aid donated by Hampshire families is languishing in a warehouse in the Maldives - eight months after the Boxing Day tsunami struck. Clothing, toiletries and toys have failed to reach the hundres of displaced families because of a tense political situation. more

Minivan News
Thoddu Statements Regarding Nasheed's Life-Threatening Comments Questionably Acquires
Interviews by Minivan with more Thoddu resident's who gave police statements bring into question police protocol and the appropriateness of the governments charges against Mohamed Nasheed, Chairman of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). more

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