Mohamed Nasheed

Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives, has been granted refugee status in Britain, his office said on Monday, May 23rd.

Maldives dispersed opposition protesters for a second straight day Saturday, using tear gas and pepper spray and arresting more than a dozen demonstrators demanding the release of a former president and other jailed political leaders.

The Maldives president declared state of emergency on Wednesday following an explosion on his speedboat and the discoveries of a homemade bomb near his residence and a weapons cache.

Following clashes in the capital of Maldives, the president of the small nation resigned on Tuesday.

Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives, has been granted refugee status in Britain, his office said on Monday, May 23rd.

Maldives dispersed opposition protesters for a second straight day Saturday, using tear gas and pepper spray and arresting more than a dozen demonstrators demanding the release of a former president and other jailed political leaders.

The Maldives president declared state of emergency on Wednesday following an explosion on his speedboat and the discoveries of a homemade bomb near his residence and a weapons cache.

Following clashes in the capital of Maldives, the president of the small nation resigned on Tuesday.