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30
Aug
2012
8:10pm, EDT
Clashes follow ruling that Maldives ex-president 'not forced out'
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Riot police officers stand guard as they block supporters of former Maldives' President Mohamed Nasheed during a protest in Male, Maldives, Aug. 30, 2012.
MALE (Reuters) - Supporters of a former president of the Maldives scuffled with soldiers on Thursday in a protest against a report which said the leader's ousting this year did not constitute a coup. Full story…
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Maldivian riot police chase away supporters of former Maldives' President Mohamed Nasheed during a protest in Male, Maldives, Aug. 30.
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Supporters of former Maldives' President Mohamed Nasheed scuffle with an army soldier during a protest in Male, Maldives, Aug. 30.
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A supporter of former Maldives' President Mohammed Nasheed is detained during a protest after the commission of national inquiry released its report in Male, Maldives, Aug. 30.
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A supporter of former Maldives' President Mohamed Nasheed argues with a police officer during a protest in Male, Maldives, Aug. 30.
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Nasheed was a good leader. He was progressive and had good ideas. That could never be accepted by the religious conservatives. They need knucklehead idiots who subscribe to beligerent superstitions.
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1
Mar
2012
7:18am, EST
Maldives president blocked from opening parliament
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Maldivian policemen stand guard as a protestor shouts slogans during a rally in Male on March 1, 2012. Opposition MPs in the Maldives have prevented the new president, who is accused of seizing power in a coup, from opening parliament as violent protests erupted outside the building.
The Associated Press reports from Male, Maldives — Supporters of Maldives' former president prevented the country's new leader from opening parliament and protested in the streets Thursday, three weeks after he took office in a contentious power transfer.
Backers of former President Mohamed Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party blocked roads leading to parliament and clashed with police, who attempted to push them aside with their shields. At least three policemen were injured and a dozen protesters were arrested.

See more images on PhotoBlog of the Maldives controversial transfer of power

The protesters then removed the seats reserved for the president and the speaker in parliament, preventing President Mohammed Waheed Hassan from making an inaugural speech. Continue reading.
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It's a rare case where the army stands with shields are on the right side. The Muslim extremists are not satisfied until they control all aspects of everybodies lives. The army is standing up for the constitution against religious extremism.
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9
Feb
2012
8:07am, EST
Ousted Maldives president says he 'will be in jail tomorrow'
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Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed is pictured on a screen as he speaks to reporters at his residence in the capital Male on Feb. 9, 2012.
Reuters reports from MALE — The former president of the Maldives sat inside his house awaiting arrest Thursday after being ousted from his post in what he said was a coup at gunpoint.
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A burning police station in the city of Addu, the second largest city of the Maldives, early on Feb. 9, 2012.
Mohamed Nasheed told reporters he hoped the international community would act quickly as "the facts on the ground are that tomorrow I will be in jail."
A criminal court has issued arrest warrants for Nasheed and his former defense minister, but the charges against them were unclear, a senior official of Nasheed's Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said.
Police said on state TV Wednesday night that protests led by Nasheed after his ouster were "an act of terrorism."
"Police beat up the people very, very brutally," Nasheed said, adding that it had prompted a "very strong hatred of the police."
One police station had been burnt down in the violence, he said. "I do not appreciate that. I do not ask the people to be violent." Read the full story.
Previously on PhotoBlog:

Wednesday: Supporters of ousted president clash with police

Tuesday: Mohamed Nasheed resigns after police mutiny

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Security personnel stand at a snap check point in Male on Feb. 9, 2012.
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8
Feb
2012
10:11am, EST
Supporters of ousted president in Maldives clash with police
Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
An army officer kicks a tear gas cannister during a clash with the supporters of ousted Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed in Male on February 8. The ousted president of the Maldives, credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean island resort, said on Wednesday he was forced out of power at gunpoint, prompting clashes between police and angry supporters.
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Maldivian policemen chase supporters of Mohamed Nasheed, who resigned Tuesday from his post as Maldivian president, in Male, Maldives, Wednesday, Feb. 8. Supporters of Nasheed rioted through the streets of the capital Wednesday, throwing petrol bombs at police and demanding he be reinstated. The chaos erupted after Nasheed's successor, President Mohammed Waheed Hassan, appealed for a government of national unity to end the political turmoil that has wracked the country for months.
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Maldivian police push back a protester wounded in clashes between police and thousands of anti-government protesters in the capital island Male on Feb. 8. Several thousand supporters of Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed clashed with police and troops in riot gear, a day after his resignation which he blamed on a coup d'etat.
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Mohamed Nasheed, center, who resigned Tuesday from his post as Maldivian president, marches along with his supporters during a rally in Male, Maldives, Wednesday, Feb. 8. Supporters of Nasheed rioted through the streets of the capital Wednesday, throwing petrol bombs at police and demanding he be reinstated. The chaos erupted after Nasheed's successor, President Mohammed Waheed Hassan, appealed for a government of national unity to end the political turmoil that has wracked the country for months.

From Reuters: MALE — The ousted president of the Maldives, credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean island resort, said on Wednesday he was forced out of power at gunpoint, prompting clashes between police and angry supporters.

Police tried to break up the protests with tear gas and baton charges as former president Mohamed Nasheed's party said he too was "beaten" by police.

Read more of the latest report of the crisis in Maldives here.
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7
Feb
2012
6:12am, EST
Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed resigns after police mutiny
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President Mohamed Nasheed, center, stands outside the military headquarters before announcing his resignation in Male, Maldives, on Feb. 7, 2012.
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Soldiers, left, are involved in a clash with police officers, right, in Male on Feb. 7, 2012.
Reuters reports from MALE:
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Mohamed Nasheed announces his resignation on Feb. 7, 2012 in Male during a televised press conference after a mutiny by the police and weeks of demonstrations.

President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives resigned on Tuesday after weeks of protests erupted into a police mutiny, leaving the man widely credited with bringing democracy to the paradise islands accused of being as dictatorial as his predecessor.

Nasheed handed power over the Indian Ocean archipelago to Vice-President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik, who was sworn in in the afternoon, explaining that continuing in office would result in his having to use force against the people.

"I resign because I am not a person who wishes to rule with the use of power," he said in a televised address. "I believe that if the government were to remain in power it would require the use of force which would harm many citizens."

Read more: Trouble in paradise: Maldives president quits after protests
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Opposition supporters and police officers shout at the military during a protest in Male on Feb. 7, 2012.
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A soldier kicks a tear gas canister towards police during a clash in Male on Feb. 7, 2012.
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Won't be long and here in this Country we'll be seeing the Military and police battling it out soon enough. too many "decades" of Washingtons Corruption and Fraud is slowly Suffocating this country into blindness. One day soon it'll all be over and Americans had best prepare themselves, which many w …
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