Mass arrests in Maldives as activists defy emergency

March 17, 2018 5:24 PM

COLOMBO (AFP) – Maldivian authorities arrested more than 140 activists who defied a ban on rallies and demonstrated against a state of emergency imposed by President Abdulla Yameen, the opposition said Saturday (March 17).

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