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Gasim's Test
One Doc Too Many: A Case Study
Delay - The Key Word
Viewing Democracy In The Maldives
The Fundamental Rights of Citizens
The Judas-Act Again?
The Parliamentary Wing’s Contribution to 10/11
A Little Bit of Misunderstanding
Getting To Know Hill & Knowlton
Islam, Maldives & the Reform Movement
From Civil Disobedience To All Party Talks
No Man Left Behind
Jenny The Idealist
The Mega-Sale
While The Politicians Talk...
The Time To Unite
A Mockery Of Justice
Where Are We Headed?
The Time For Reckoning
When Duty Calls
No Room For Gayoom In The Equation
Introspections on Freedom and Independence
There Are Few Real Leaders in the MDP
President Gayyoom: A Con-Artist?
Can A Leopard Change Its Spots?
Two Fingers To The International Community
We Are All ''Terrorists'' Now
Janus-Faced Gayyoom
British High Commissioner speaks of Democracy and Human Rights
Does Gayoom Believe That Fear Can Wipe Out The Freedom Movement?
Peoples’ Power in Action
Lessons from Serbia
It's Time to Free our Thoughts
The Tide has Changed
The Vavathi Tight
The Vajpayee Tight
The Story of Wisdom
The Aftermath of the Tuesday Demonstrations
More Arrests or Just a Bluff?
Evil can only Beget Evil
A Leap Forward for Freedom
An Attempt by the Regime to Provoke Tuesday's Demo into Violence Could Backfire
The Gayyoom Regime’s Paranoia Knows no Bounds
Violence is Not the Solution
Not Everyone in the Armed Services is a Moron
Let the Drums Roll
How Much are we Prepared to Sacrifice?
Public Discontent on the Rise
A Reversal of Tactics?
Intimidation and Torture will not still the voice of the people
Gayyoom Continues to Favour Crony Capitalism
Yusay and the ‘New Maldives’
The Day the Sea Turned on Maldives
Adduans grievances ought to be addressed
Gayyoom is a liability that needs to be struck off the books
MDP’s Election Shows Just How Different the Party is from Gayoom
When will Gayyoom learn that no one will be taken in by his lies anymore?
Why we Cannot have Budget Deficits
A Disobedient Nation
Smart Sanctions – a viable option?
Anni judged guilty by the highest judicial authority in the Maldives
Forms of Civil Disobedience
Who’s the best scrapper?
MDP's Election Stands in Stark Contrast to Gayoom's Vote-Rigging
MDP and the Role of Women
Time to say ‘sayonara’ to Gayyoom and his double standards
‘The wheels of justice may grind slowly but they do grind’ - the Case of Abdulla Mahir
Civil Disobedience has Already Begun
Honesty – the best policy
Qasim Ibrahim’s Servant-Boy Complex
A Con-Artist’s Game
Time for a Decision
Is Qasim being set up?
Gayyoom plays tootsie with government jobs
A Disaster in the Making
Martin Luther King and the Struggle for the Black Man’s Rights in America
Mahatma Gandhi, Civil Disobedience and the Salt March
MDP Leaders Vow to Fight in the Front-Line
Putting the Genie Back into the Bottle
MDP Leadership Candidates opt for the Snail Maneuver
Will Gayoom Grant Anni a Fair Trial or Not?
Forging Ahead of the Pack
‘Terrorist Season’ begins in the Maldives
He is a jealous man
Would the Real MPs Please Stand Up
Maumoonism
Armed Forces in Our Society
A Case Study: Time for MDP to Use its People-Power
Do We Like What We See?
One of the World’s Most Expensive Militias – the NSS
Not Terrorism - but Rage
Muzzling the Truth
The Saga of a Brave Young Woman
Giving Dracula the Blood Bank?
I Am a Terrorist
Why We Should Rally Behind Anni
Who Doesn't Think Anni is Being Framed?
The Real Heroes of the Freedom Struggle
The Regime Shows its True Colours
Is This the Make or Break For Freedom and Democracy?
The Birth of Legends
On a Wing and a Prayer
People's-power: a Weapon More Potent than the AK-47
A Last Desperate Attempt
Sixteen Reasons why President Gayyoom Should Face Justice
Reflections on Independence Day
Human Rights Bill - Crying Wolf
Ali Naaz Saleem’s Quest for Justice
President Gayyoom Draws the Battle Line
To Us it's Stealing, To Gayoom it's Helping Himself
It's 'Unthinkable' – but Gayyoom stumbles – Again
Time to Leave?
Consign Gayyoom to the Dustbin of History
A Fair Surcharge or Plain Extortion?
Ahmed Falah: Justice Denied
The Benefits and Pitfalls of an Industry
President Gayyoom: the Agent Provocateur?
Has the Time Come for Maldivian Fishermen to Form Co-operatives?
His Ladyship Shown the Door
Fanning the flames of revolution? Not quite…
Sergeant Umar Naseer Unrepentant
What About the Others?
Has Gayyoom lost his Marbles?
The True Story Behind Falah’s Six-Month Sentence
The Introduction of Political Pluralism
Sergeant Umar Naseer and the Islamic Democratic Party
A Dark Day in Maldivian History
Parliament to decide on party politics
Innocent or Guilty?
Citizens’ brutality
A Cracked Backbone and a Life Filled with Pain
The importance of Separation of Powers in the Maldives
Should we be jailed for rejoicing in a person’s good fortune?
The Villingili Fiasco
In Defense of a Friend of Maldives
Democracy in Action
Mr. David Hardingham and the Deft Touch
Gayyoom: for Democracy or Autocracy?
The island Magoodhoo, the Atoll Chief Zakariyya Hameed and tsunami aid
Cable & Wireless and the PH factor
A Life Shattered
Fusfaru & Co. in Dhoonidhoo Holiday Village
The Mother of all U–Turns
The Increasing Tensions in Addu
"It's OK to Torture; They're Just Parteys" - No it is Not
The fate of President Gayyoom’s opponents
The Lost Generation
On-going Public Protests
An unsung hero named Landhoo Ibrahim
The Arrest of Ibrahim Shiham
Blatant violation of law by the police and judges
Gestapo tactics by the police induce fear among the public
Controlling the Press While Calling for Democratic Change
Can Gayyoom survive?
India’s Support is Crucial in Forcing Gayyoom to Behave
In Kyrgyzstan it was the ‘Partey’s’ who did it.
Gayyoom still milking the ‘tsunami-cow’
The NSS: Officer-Gentlemen or Thugs in uniform?
Getting to know Fusfaru
NSS Officer Ibrahim Shukuree - Scapegoat or Hero?
Gayyoom – A reformers’ reformist
A lone Chinaman battles on in Maldives Jail
A Threat to Society?
The Fallout Of 10/11: Government's Gain?
Roadmap Failure Threatens Credibility of ‘New Maldives’
It’s Time to Get Serious
The Dangers of Negotiating with Gayoom
Not Terrorism but Astute Political Analysis
Another Fine Mess
How the MDP, the European Union and the Tsunami Freed the Black Friday Detainees
The DRP Haven’t a Clue about How to Engage in Competitive Politics
Et Tu Shahid?
Credit Where Credit’s Due
The MDP Comes Up with an Ill Thought-Out Policy Idea - Good
The MDP Leadership Election Could be the First Truly Free and Fair Election in the Maldives
Maumoon only has Himself to Blame for his Humiliation in Geneva
Why Adam Zahir & Yameen are Desperate to Prevent Political Reform
Policies Please! – The Next Test for the MDP
The Biggest Joke in South Asia?
Playing Politics with People’s Lives
The Fence-Sitting, Flip-Floppers
The End of the Affair
Everyone’s in the game of talking reform but few actually deliver it
The Manner in which Democratic Reform is being Undertaken is Anything but Democratic
Austerity Starts at Home Maumoon
A Truly Awful Week for the President
Maldivian Government in Spin-Mode as HRC Slams Elections
Now you must prove your democratic credentials
Osama bin Yameen
The EU’s Agenda in the Maldives: Enlightened Self-Interest
The World’s Top Diplomat meets the Maldives’ Head Torturer
A Welcome Decision - but it took a National Disaster to Persuade Gayoom to Release the Innocent
Gayoom’s “substantial reforms” are not so substantial after all
Gayoom’s response to the EU: Three More Arrests
The political oddity that is Maumoon Gayoom
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
Gayoom creates clear blue water between Male’ and New Delhi
The Government vs the MDP, courtesy of Messrs. Shaheed and Moosa
A discernable shift in British Foreign Policy
The limits of foreign intervention in the Maldives
Just who do they think they’re kidding?
Public Participation In The Process Of Constitutional Reform
The President’s 9 June Reform Agenda
Do the Laws of the Maldives Prohibit Political Demonstrations and Protests?
Constitutional Reform in the Maldives
The Fear that was Never Replaced
Freedom of Expression and Constructive Political Criticism
Parliament vs President - A Vote that Counts
No Audits In Maldives? You Can Bank On It
The Illusion of Independence
Selective Resort Boycott Campaign Gathers Momentum in Maldives and Overseas
Lonely Night for Maldives Finance Boss in Maamigili
NSS attacks women and children on Huvadhu atoll
Asian Development Bank in Maldives: Ignoring the Realities
World Bank in Maldives - Financing the Dictator
Two years on… just DO it
The State of Health in Gayyoom's Maldives
Gayyoom Plays the Clown as MDP Takes the Initiative
Police Chief Adam Zahir threatens MDP leader Mohamed Nasheed
Playing the Religious Card
Responsible Aid to the Maldives
After the Tsunami
Government Suppresses Human Rights Report: Actions Speak Louder than Words
We could get by with a little help from our friends
Unlawful Detention Continues: Maldives MPs Behind Bars
The Next Step?
Justice Is Not Negotiable
Out of sight, Out of Mind?
Let us all do Our Bit for the Peaceful Protests
“I think I’ve done my job” - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Tourism Operators Need to Look Beyond the Paradise Picture-Postcards
Why Hold a Trial at All?
'Her trial was no different from any other trial in the country'
Behind the Shield
Vengeance - Thy Name Is Gayoom
Farcical Charges Coupled with Regime Violence is not the way to Resolve a Political Crisis
To Protect and Serve - Who?
Young, Disenfranchised Male’
A Time for Maldivians to act as Citizens; not Subjects
The Crucial Role of a Free Press
'People Power' - The Real Driver of Democratic Change
Will the Maldives move from Feudalism to Pluralism this Election?
Haveeru Newspaper Heightens Role as Regime Organ
Who Will MDP Bring to Power?
HTV: A Gift for Cronies
Ruling Party's use of State Resources Being Widely Condemned
The Ruling Party Continues to Apply Pressure in Order to Keep Other Parties Out
The Darker Side of PH's Detention
Ismail Faiz: Police call him Thief, Government call him Terrorist, Friends call him Innocent
Gayoom Unrepentant, Gets Nasty about Criticism
Informal Meetings for Parliamentarians seen as Unconstitutional
Acceptance of Anbary Abdul Sattar as envoy throws shadow on stated Indian intentions
Need highlighted for student associations to be more active nationally
Maldives daily Haveeru desperate to foster an independent image
The underlying message of the Bush-Clinton visit
Last throes of a crumbling establishment amidst jockeying for support in the house
Dr. Shaheed Oversteps the Mark
Why wasn’t there even a moment’s notice of the tsunamis that hit Maldives?
Maldives government ups the ante on intimidating reformists
Shameless self-parody on state media and resources
Short-term oversights could compromise longer-term benefits
Escapism and delusions of the Maldives Dictatorship
The Duplicitous Second Republic
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