Maldives
A test for Maldivian democracy
A co-author of the critical Maldivian Democracy Network report reflects on the forced closure of the organisation.
Azra Naseem | Jan 23, 2020
The future of democracy in the Maldives
Is the new government in Male fulfilling its pledges for judicial reform and democracy?
The Editors | Aug 02, 2019
Beyond the ballot box
Celebration of the Maldives’ democratic gains must be tempered with realism.
Daniel Bosley | Oct 22, 2018
Through the looking glass
Can international media cover the Maldives without invoking China or India?
Chhetria Patrakar | Sep 26, 2018
President Nasheed speaks to Himal Southasian
The former President of the Maldives speaks to us ahead of the upcoming presidential election.
The Editors | Sep 21, 2018
Strangulation by bureaucracy: the Maldivian case
The country has found an efficient method of controlling media coverage of the 2018 presidential election.
Chhetria Patrakar | Sep 21, 2018
Maldivian IMDb: Elections 2018
Can the Maldives’ opposition stage a dramatic comeback, or will this election be a continuation of democracy interrupted?
Peter Dorset | Sep 20, 2018
The Maldives’ abducted development
The disappearance of journalist Ahmed Rilwan and the other side of ‘paradise’.
Peter Dorset | Aug 30, 2018
Match-fixing, Maldivian style
Opposition hobbled, the Maldives moves towards elections.
The Editors | Aug 03, 2018
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