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Maldives Supreme Court in U-turn over freeing dissidents

The Maldives' highest court revoked an order to release high-profile political prisoners a day after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the honeymoon islands and arrested two top judges on corruption charges.

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Britain gives refuge to ex-Maldives pres

The United Kingdom has granted the former president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed refugee status.

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Former Maldives president Nasheed jailed

Mohamed Nasheed, the former Maldives president, faces 13 years in jail after being convicted of a terrorism charge which many say is politically motivated.

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'Cursed' coconut detained for vote rigging in Maldives election

Police in the Maldives have detained a coconut accused of vote-rigging in the island nation's presidential election.

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Tuesday's Dateline: Mutiny in the Maldives

Dateline gets the inside story of the coup in the Maldives, where the country's first democratically elected president says he was forced to resign at gunpoint.

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Former Maldives president makes comeback from exile with landslide win

Mohamed Nasheed said he would bring in a new era of democracy for the Maldives after his party's election win on Sunday.

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The Maldives is tearing itself apart

Amal Clooney, assassination attempts, a global financial crisis, family intrigue and an exiled president, all set in a tropical paradise – it’s a tale of political drama which proves fact can be stranger than fiction.

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Maldives police gas, pepper spray media

Maldives police have used pepper spray to disperse journalists protesting new media laws and made 11 arrests.

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Yameen takes power in Maldives after vote

Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has been sworn in at a nationally televised ceremony attended by his defeated opponent.

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Maldives opposition claims presidential election victory

Maldives opposition leader urges peaceful transition after poll win.

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