MDP president @abdulla_shahid and @ibusolih have asked @mpgapo to remove @MohamedNasheed and @faya_i from tonight’s MDP celebration gathering speaking list.
Following that, Nasheed has decided not to attend the event.
Deeply concerned by reports of the interception by Israel of the Global Sumud flotilla carrying vital humanitarian aid to Gaza. Denial of humanitarian aid to Gaza’s starving civilian population contravenes international law and violates the sanctity of human dignity.
We in the Maldives unequivocally stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
This year’s World Democracy Day comes at a particularly precarious moment for democracy in the Maldives. The government’s proposed media control bill—placing all media under the regulatory authority of a government-controlled commission—poses a direct threat to freedom of the press and freedom of speech. It is a bill designed not to strengthen accountability or transparency, but to silence dissent and reward only those who align with the government’s narrative.
On this World Democracy Day, we call on the government to respect the will of the people, uphold the principles of democracy, and protect the sanctity of our fundamental rights.