Maldives

A co-author of the critical Maldivian Democracy Network report reflects on the forced closure of the organisation.

Is the new government in Male fulfilling its pledges for judicial reform and democracy?

Celebration of the Maldives’ democratic gains must be tempered with realism.

Can international media cover the Maldives without invoking China or India?

The former President of the Maldives speaks to us ahead of the upcoming presidential election.

The country has found an efficient method of controlling media coverage of the 2018 presidential election.

Can the Maldives’ opposition stage a dramatic comeback, or will this election be a continuation of democracy interrupted?

The disappearance of journalist Ahmed Rilwan and the other side of ‘paradise’.

Opposition hobbled, the Maldives moves towards elections.

A short story