'The international community should play a constructive role on the basis of respecting the Maldives sovereignty instead of taking measures that could complicate the current situation,' Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said

China warns against military intervention in Maldives

Assistant Secretary-General of the UN for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca spoke to Maldives' foreign minister over the phone

Maldives should lift state of emergency as soon as possible, says UN chief Guterres

Joint Opposition spokesperson Ahmed Mahloof 'we are very worried that MPs are getting lots of threats, especially from officials within government. According to the constitution, we should be given security round the clock'

Maldives crisis: Opposition MPs receiving death threats

Exiled former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed had sought India's diplomatic and military intervention to resolve the national crisis

India has no justification to intervene in Maldives: China daily

The nation of a 1,000 islands is currently battling a thousand problems

Opinion: Who is going to rescue the Maldives?

China has warned against any military intervention in the Maldives

Ex-Maldives President Nasheed snubs China, asks India to play role of 'liberators'

In an official statement, Yameen also noted that the justices cannot be held accountable

Maldives: Top justices arrested, President Yameen accuses judges of plotting to overthrow him

Maldives have handed over an important Island called Marao to China towards establishing a submarine base. The base is now fully functional and is a grave threat to the security of Indian Peninsula.

Opinion: China's growing influence in Maldives, India has to intervene

Gayoom was president of Maldives from 1978 to 2008

Watch: How Maldives police arrested ex-president Gayoom

The announcement came a day after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency and arrested two Supreme Court judges

Maldives Supreme Court revokes order to free prisoners

India said it was 'disturbed' over the situation in the archipelago nation and has already issued a travel advisory as part of the SOP

Turmoil in Maldives: India to keep troops ready

WION Morning News Brief, February 6, 2018

The Supreme Court on Thursday called for an immediate release of former president Mohamed Nasheed along with eight other opposition leaders

Maldives: India says disturbed by declaration of emergency

Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and several others are inside the Supreme Court.

Maldives emergency: Special operations unit enter Supreme Court, arrest Chief Justice Abdullah Saeed

President Abdulla Yameen had earlier on Monday declared a state of emergency in the island nation for 15 days

Security forces storm Maldives Supreme Court: Reports

India’s timely and strong actions can reduce Chinese from establishing further footprints in the Indian Ocean and will be helpful in the future.

Opinion: Why India needs to help Maldives to counter threats to democracy

WION news brief, February 5, 2018

Maldives Supreme Court last week had ordered the release of ex-president Mohamed Nasheed and eight other opposition leaders

Maldives army on alert as President Yameen refuses to reinstate Opposition leaders

WION Evening News Brief, February 5, 2018

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Saturday called upon the Maldivian government to respect a landmark Supreme Court ruling ordering the release of nine political prisoners

UN chief urges Maldives government to respect court ruling

Maldivian authorities Saturday announced an indefinite postponement of parliament as President Abdulla Yameen`s regime resisted international pressure to comply with a landmark Supreme Court order to free political prisoners

Maldives shuts parliament, resists order to free dissidents

Yameen was yet to release any in line with apex court's decision to quash the dissidents' convictions

Maldives opposition fears government scuttling prisoner release

Current President Yameen Abdul Gayoom had been set to run for re-election virtually unopposed, with all of his opponents either jailed or exiled

Maldives: Exiled ex-president to run for office again

In a statement, the MEA said it was 'closely monitoring' the evolving situation in the Maldives and also hoped that the safety and security of Indian expatriates in the island nation would be ensured by the Maldivian authorities under 'all circumstances'

Imperative for Maldivian govt to abide by SC ruling: India

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