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Pressure Rises On Maldives Leader To Obey Court Order To Free Jailed Foes
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen fired his second police chief in three days and the opposition said it feared violence, as the island nation was pitched deeper into a crisis caused by Yameen's failure to obey a court order to free jailed opponents.
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Maldives Opposition Leader In Talks To 'Topple' President
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president, who repeatedly threw him in jail, to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon islands.
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Maldives Ex-Presidents In talks To 'Legally Topple' Abdulla Yameen Government
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president - who repeatedly threw him in jail - to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon island.
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Islamist Leader Jailed For 12 Years On Terror Charge In Maldives
A court in the Maldives Tuesday sentenced the leader of the country's main Islamist party to 12 years in jail after convicting him on a terrorism charge.
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Ex-Maldives Leader Says He May Not Return After UK Treatment
The jailed former president of the Maldives said Monday that he may not return home after being temporarily freed to seek medical treatment in Britain.
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Maldives to Appeal Ex-President's Conviction: Government
The Maldives said today it would appeal the conviction of former president and opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed, who was jailed for 13 years in March after a trial the UN described as "vastly unfair".
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Former President Mohamed Nasheed, Opposition Leaders Among 193 Others Arrested in Maldives
Maldives police arrested 193 people including three opposition leaders after clashes broke out on Friday during protests over the jailing of former president Mohamed Nasheed, whose trial was condemned by foreign governments as having been deeply flawed.
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Supporters of Maldives Ex-President Mohamed Nasheed Hold Underwater Protest
Supporters of jailed former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed held an underwater protest on Saturday to push for the release of the tropical archipelago's first democratically elected leader, after he was sentenced to 13 years in prison last month.
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Maldives Defends Controversial Jailing of Ex-Leader
The Maldives government today told its critics to respect a controversial decision to jail the honeymoon islands' first-ever democratically-elected president for 13 years amid a growing global backlash over the verdict.
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Maldives Defends Ex-Leader's Arrest on Terrorism Charge
The Maldives government on Tuesday defended the arrest of former leader Mohamed Nasheed on terrorism charges after both the United States and regional power India voiced concern.
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Pressure Rises On Maldives Leader To Obey Court Order To Free Jailed Foes
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen fired his second police chief in three days and the opposition said it feared violence, as the island nation was pitched deeper into a crisis caused by Yameen's failure to obey a court order to free jailed opponents.
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Maldives Opposition Leader In Talks To 'Topple' President
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president, who repeatedly threw him in jail, to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon islands.
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Maldives Ex-Presidents In talks To 'Legally Topple' Abdulla Yameen Government
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has said he is in talks with the former president - who repeatedly threw him in jail - to "legally topple" the current leader of the troubled honeymoon island.
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Islamist Leader Jailed For 12 Years On Terror Charge In Maldives
A court in the Maldives Tuesday sentenced the leader of the country's main Islamist party to 12 years in jail after convicting him on a terrorism charge.
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Ex-Maldives Leader Says He May Not Return After UK Treatment
The jailed former president of the Maldives said Monday that he may not return home after being temporarily freed to seek medical treatment in Britain.
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Maldives to Appeal Ex-President's Conviction: Government
The Maldives said today it would appeal the conviction of former president and opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed, who was jailed for 13 years in March after a trial the UN described as "vastly unfair".
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Former President Mohamed Nasheed, Opposition Leaders Among 193 Others Arrested in Maldives
Maldives police arrested 193 people including three opposition leaders after clashes broke out on Friday during protests over the jailing of former president Mohamed Nasheed, whose trial was condemned by foreign governments as having been deeply flawed.
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Supporters of Maldives Ex-President Mohamed Nasheed Hold Underwater Protest
Supporters of jailed former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed held an underwater protest on Saturday to push for the release of the tropical archipelago's first democratically elected leader, after he was sentenced to 13 years in prison last month.
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Maldives Defends Controversial Jailing of Ex-Leader
The Maldives government today told its critics to respect a controversial decision to jail the honeymoon islands' first-ever democratically-elected president for 13 years amid a growing global backlash over the verdict.
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Maldives Defends Ex-Leader's Arrest on Terrorism Charge
The Maldives government on Tuesday defended the arrest of former leader Mohamed Nasheed on terrorism charges after both the United States and regional power India voiced concern.
