Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Maldives' Political Crisis Deepens With Opposition Leaders Calling For A Foreign Intervention



VOA: Ex-Maldives President Calls on India, US to Intervene in New Political Crisis

The Maldives' exiled former president is calling on India and the United States to intervene in his country's political crisis.

Mohammed Nasheed issued a statement Tuesday urging India to send an envoy -- backed by its military forces -- to the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago to free imprisoned Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed and court Judge Ali Hameed. Saeed and Hameed were arrested earlier Tuesday when security forces stormed the Supreme Court building in the capital, Male, just hours after President Abdulla Yameen declared a 15-day state of emergency.

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More News On The Crisis In Maldives

Maldives crisis deepens as opposition leader seeks Indian intervention -- Reuters
Maldives leader says Supreme Court order was "coup" -- ABC News/AP
Maldives president declares emergency, arrests judges -- Al Jazeera
Maldives' top judge arrested as state of emergency declared -- AFP
Maldives leader orders arrests of Supreme Court judges -- UPI
Trouble in paradise as state of emergency is declared in the Maldives -- NEWS.com.au
Maldives crisis deepens as government declares state of emergency -- The Guardian
Nasheed urges India to intervene to end Maldives crisis -- Al Jazeera
Maldives ex-President Nasheed seeks help from India and US -- BBC
Maldives seek to project calm but tourists told to stay away -- AFP
A Political Crisis Deepens in the Maldives: The Geopolitical Stakes for India and Its Options -- The Diplomat
Trouble in paradise: What's happening in the Maldives? -- AFP
The Maldives Is in Crisis After the President Declared a State of Emergency. Here's What You Should Know -- TIME

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