Bangladeshi Protesters in Maldives Face Arrest, Deportation

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Workers from Bangladesh gathering in their accommodation block in Malé, Maldives, May 9, 2020. © 2020 Ahmed Shurau/Getty Images Maldivian authorities say they plan to arrest and deport Bangladeshi nationals involved in organizing a peaceful protest in the southern atoll of G.Dh. Thinadhoo.The July 25 protest was held, like many others across the region, after a recent crackdown by security forces on student protests in Bangladesh, with more than 200 people killed and thousands injured in the clashes that followed.Minister of Homeland Security and Technology…

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