Maldives: Opposition, Media Under Attack

Expand Police officers detain an opposition protester demanding the release of political prisoners during a demonstration in Malé, Maldives, February 2, 2018.  © 2018 Mohamed Sharuhaan/AP Photo (New York) – The Maldives government’s intimidation of the political opposition and media threatens prospects for free and fair elections in September 2018, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government of this Indian Ocean archipelago has also interfered with the judiciary and the national electoral commission in order to tighten its grip on power. August 15, 2018 Report “An…

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