Political dissent quashed in the Maldives / Report by Channel 4The opposition Democratic Party had planned a week of demonstrations, culminating in an attempt to overthrow the government. Channel 4 News has obtained exclusive pictures of the tactics used to stop this revolution. |
Has the international community sold out to Gayoom?It looks like it. More than a hundred people, who did nothing more than to stand up for their basic rights, are languishing in prison because the Maldives government believes the international community will not do anything to stop it. |
Protests Overshadow Presidential HomecomingProtestors from the non-violent resistance movement, Gaumataka, welcomed Gayoom by chanting slogans and holding aloft banners calling for the ageing autocrat to step down. |
Police Presented With Flowers On Anniversary Of Evan’s DeathA new non-violent democracy group, calling itself Gaumataka, marked Evan Naseem Day on Tuesday by delivering flowers to the police and representatives of the government. |
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