Etikett: Demokrati

Maldiverna: den nya presidentens utmaningar

“Ibrahim Mohamed Solih måste avvärja hot från islamistisk extremism, främmande makter och potentiella envåldshärskare, menar skribenten Andreas Johansson”

Protesting for political freedom outside the Supreme Court in Malé. Foto: Dying Regime via Flickr, CC BY

Maldives crisis: a bitter religious divide comes to the fore

The Maldives is a tourist paradise. The island chain of 26 atolls attracts more than 1.5m visitors every year. But alongside the clear blue waters and perfect beaches, this is a country riven with deep political and religious conflicts. And now those conflicts are reaching boiling point.