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Maldives: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2020

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January - 2	On January 2, Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) reduced the institution's alert status to normal, with the conclusion of the special operation conducted with strengthened security, reports Edition. MNDF raised the alert status to 'Yellow Two' at Read more... On January 2, Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) reduced the institution's alert status to normal, with the conclusion of the special operation conducted with strengthened security, reports Edition. MNDF raised the alert status to 'Yellow Two' at 1900hrs on December 24. Yellow alerts are issued when there is an increased or predictable threat to the security and sovereignty of the country, but authorities asserted that the alert level was not raised due to an imminent threat. Read less...
January - 7	On January 7, Maldives Police Service (MPS) arrested three more individuals in connection with the ongoing special operation to curb religious extremism codenamed 'Asseyri' in Maduvvari island in Raa Atoll, reports Edition. Although the Police are ye Read more... On January 7, Maldives Police Service (MPS) arrested three more individuals in connection with the ongoing special operation to curb religious extremism codenamed 'Asseyri' in Maduvvari island in Raa Atoll, reports Edition. Although the Police are yet to disclose their charges, three males aged 22, 26, and 28 years old, are under police custody. The police are conducting further investigations into the matter. Read less...
January - 9	On January 9, Presidential Commission on Deaths and Disappearances (DDCom) disclosed that it will soon be resubmitting the prosecution of murder cases of Dr Afrasheem Ali, journalist Ahmed Rilwan, and blogger Yameen Rasheed, reports Edition. Read more... On January 9, Presidential Commission on Deaths and Disappearances (DDCom) disclosed that it will soon be resubmitting the prosecution of murder cases of Dr Afrasheem Ali, journalist Ahmed Rilwan, and blogger Yameen Rasheed, reports Edition. Read less...
January - 12	Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dr. Ahmed Zahir, has stated that there will be no room for blasphemers in the Maldives, reports RajjeeMV on January 13. Zahir further disclosed that such incidents will be closely monitored and investigated. This comes at Read more... Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dr. Ahmed Zahir, has stated that there will be no room for blasphemers in the Maldives, reports RajjeeMV on January 13. Zahir further disclosed that such incidents will be closely monitored and investigated. This comes at a time of public outrage following a video of a Maldivian citizen advocating for the right to leave Islam and defending apostates began circulating on social media during the past week. Dr. Ahmed Zahir further stated that such incidents will be closely monitored by the relevant section of the ministry and that blasphemers who attempt to create hatred and disrupt society's peace will be swiftly identified. Read less...
January - 14	On January 14, Maldives Police Service launched an investigation into a Viber (social media messaging application) group campaigning against vaccination, reports The Edition. Police also said that the activity of the group based on the social media p Read more... On January 14, Maldives Police Service launched an investigation into a Viber (social media messaging application) group campaigning against vaccination, reports The Edition. Police also said that the activity of the group based on the social media platform was initially brought to their attention last year. Having concluded interrogations with those in connection to the case, they were looking further into the matter. Three fresh cases of measles in the island nation that was declared as measles free by the World Health Organization (WHO) in April 2017 have brought the notice of authorities to hard-line extremists refusing to vaccinate their children. Read less...
January - 16	The Maldivian Ministry of Education issued a circular directing all schools in the country to inform them if they notice any un-vaccinated students, reports Raajje. According to a circular published by the ministry, all public and private schools are Read more... The Maldivian Ministry of Education issued a circular directing all schools in the country to inform them if they notice any un-vaccinated students, reports Raajje. According to a circular published by the ministry, all public and private schools are instructed to submit the latest vaccination records of students to the Maldives Education Management Information System (MEMIS) portal before 27th February 2020. Read less...
January - 30	On January 30, Criminal Court, collected the final witness statements in the case of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed and scheduled the trial's final hearing for February 2020, reports Edition. Religious extremists on April 23, 2017 killed Yameen Rash Read more... On January 30, Criminal Court, collected the final witness statements in the case of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed and scheduled the trial's final hearing for February 2020, reports Edition. Religious extremists on April 23, 2017 killed Yameen Rasheed, an IT professional, in the stairwell of his home. The state charged six individuals with first-degree murder: Ismail Haisham Rasheed, Ahmed Zihan Ismail, Mohamed Dhifran, Hassan Shifaz, Thaaif Ismail Rasheed and Hussain Ziyad. Read less...

*Data till , July 11, 2020

Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

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