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Accusations have been made that the current government’s senior officials use drug and use illegal substances. Following is a news on Minivan News that supports this allegation.

Minivan News – Two policewomen have testified in court against the deputy under secretary of the President’s Office, Aishath Eeman, after she was arrested on drugs related charge.

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Attorney General Husnu Suood has said the practice of female circumcision in the name of Islam has been revived in Addu atoll.

Speaking at a human rights function last night, Suood said although there have been significant successes in human rights in the past six years new problems and violations were emerging, “especially atrocities against women [read full ...]

Azima Shukoor commends police for finding concubine

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Minivan News- Former Attorney General Azima Shukoor has commended the police for locating the underage concubine yesterday and urged media to protect her identity.

Local media reported yesterday that police raided a house in Male’ and placed the pregnant 17-year-old girl under their protection.

“I believe the society has to give her the protection as she is [read full ...]

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Kuda anhen kudhin jinsee gulhun hinguma hadhu fahana alhaafaivaa group meehun gengulheykan ragalha saabithu vejje eve. Human Right Commissionun noos bayaanugai bunefieve. Thireegai mivanee Minivanews gaivaa ekamaa gulhey habareve. 

The Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) has said it was “certain” that reports of an under-age concubine taken to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital for a pregnancy test were [read full ...]

Crime update: Child abuse and drug kingpin

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Crime rate in Maldives has increased rapidly within the last couple of years. Espcially number of paedophile caught and convicted has reached a shocking number. Here is a report on Minivan News by Ahmed Naish [20th Oct 2009]

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Hassan Ibrahim

Police arrested two paedophiles earlier this month, according to Inspector Mirfath Faiz, head of the police family and child [read full ...]

Burning teens emergency call

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A girl killed alongside six family members in a fire started by her father made a desperate plea to an emergency call operator: “Help me … I’m burning”.

Caroline McGovern with another family member

Caroline McGovern, 13, gasped for breath as she pleaded to be rescued from the fire at the family’s [read full ...]

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Police have arrested three men and a minor for their involvement in the kidnap and torture of an 18-year-old man.

Inspector Hamdhoon Rasheed, from the serious and organised crime unit, said the teenager was kidnapped by a group of around 15 men on late Thursday afternoon while walking along Ameenee [read full ...]

Historian breaks his silence on Gayoom

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A prominent historian has broken his silence on Maumoon Abdul Gayoom’s regime to the ruling Maldivian Democracy Party, calling for justice against the former president.

In a letter to MP for Hulu-Henveiru Reeko Moosa Manik, 82-year-old Shafeeg ge Shafeeg writes that under the previous government, police raided his house and confiscated numerous diaries detailing [read full ...]

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