Yameen Rasheed

The father of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed in the Maldives accused police Friday of trying to cover up the case, and appealed to the United Nations for an investigation.

Activists in the Maldives say tolerance for dissent is rapidly disappearing after a prominent blogger who denounced religious extremism and state corruption was killed on Sunday and the government cracks down on criticism.

A liberal blogger, Yameen Rasheed, was stabbed to death in the politically restive Maldivian capital Male, his family members and colleagues said Sunday. He was 29.

The father of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed in the Maldives accused police Friday of trying to cover up the case, and appealed to the United Nations for an investigation.

Activists in the Maldives say tolerance for dissent is rapidly disappearing after a prominent blogger who denounced religious extremism and state corruption was killed on Sunday and the government cracks down on criticism.

A liberal blogger, Yameen Rasheed, was stabbed to death in the politically restive Maldivian capital Male, his family members and colleagues said Sunday. He was 29.