 A serious international political umbrella group for advocates of cannabis law reform Working together towards cannabis pro-legislation worldwide  The Maldives News Update: According to his brother, Haisham Rasheed was released around January 20th 2011 and is now on 5 years probation About Maldives - Wikipedia Constitution of the Maldives Library of Congress Legal Archives on the Maldives English translation of the Maldives Law on Psychotropic Substances Heavy-duty drug law in the Maldives - which even includes banishment Final Draft Proposed Drugs and Narcotics Amendment Bill of the Maldives (in Dhivehi language) United Nations document on the Maldives Islamic Extremism Authorised and Practised in the Maldives (Dang, another holiday destination bites the dust) Mohamed Nazim declared himself to be an atheist at a questions-and-answers session after a speech given by the extremist Islamist, Dr. Zakir Naik. Fortunately, on youtube. Islamic Foundation calls for death sentence if apostate fails to repent By JJ Robinson | May 30th, 2010 Death threats against man who renounced Islam at a Naik lecture in the Maldives The Free Thinker | June 1st, 2010 ISLAMIC BRAINWASHING IN THE MALDIVES While in Police Custody and Given Government "Islamic Counseling," Mohamed Nazim "Reverts" to Islam Dr. Zakir Naik gets Exclusion Order from the United Kingdom "Hate preacher" banned from Britain and from Canada Controversial Muslim televangelist Zakir Naik banned from Toronto conference So, the message is clear - Naik is welcome to preach his hate in the Maldives but not in the West The Maldives: a democratic revolution by Judith Evans "in the interim, an already bitter government campaign intensified, with Gayoom accusing his rival of breaching political taboos such as spreading Christianity and seeking to legalise cannabis." Banish criminal libel laws from Commonwealth countries. That was the message from a CJA UK discussion on June 29 on Death of News: Is Media Freedom being strangled in the Commonwealth? Abdullah Shahid: Terrorist appointed as State Minister of Defense? People against Abdulla Shahid for Defence Minister Atoll Counselor Blog  News Update: According to his brother, Haisham Rasheed was released around January 20th 2011 and is now on 5 years probation The Case of Haisham Rasheed September 22, 2010 Sentenced to 10 years for possession and use of less than one gramme of cannabis The Case of Erich Zimmermann April 9, 1996: A Swiss man, Erich Zimmermann was given a life sentence in the Maldives, for importing three cannabis seeds, found in his luggage as he flew in from India. January 28, 1997 Swiss ask for clemency for marijuana seed smuggler Official Press release from the Swiss DEPARTEMENT FEDERAL DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES, Berne, le 27 janvier 1997 Remise d'une demande de grâce pour Erich Zimmermann aux Maledives Intervention by the Swiss government, in English In 1997, Eric was released, after intervention by the Swiss government If anyone has any more links on the case of Erich Zimmermann then please let us know  23 April 2006: Maldives fishermen in drugs haul - 1.6 tons of cannabis Haveeru Online - Maldives Press Death Penalty in the Maldives On December 18, 2008, Maldives voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty at the UN General Assembly Text of UN Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty These are the countries that voted against the Resolution: Against(46):
Afghanistan,
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam,
China, Comoros, Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea, Dominica, Egypt, Grenada, Guyana, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait,
Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sudan,
Swaziland, Syria, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and
Tobago, Uganda, United States, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
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