Maldives police arrests two organizers of Dhuleh Nukuraanan protests

On May 1, 2025, Maldives police arrested Aishath Shiman Ahmed and Abdulla Mahzoom Majid, two organizers of the youth-led Dhuleh Nukuraanan protests.

The police crackdown came around 11:00 p.m. local time (1800 UTC) when officers tried to stop protesters from playing games and later manhandled and pepper sprayed protesters before seizing speakers and megaphones. Police dragged Shiman and Mahzoom into the police building, where they were remanded for three days. They were released on May 4.

These arrests were condemned by the Maldivian Democratic Party.

Dhuleh Nukuraanan are series of ongoing youth-led nightly protests that started on April 24 to demand justice of Hawwa Yumnu Rasheed who mysteriously fell off a building on April 18.

== Sources ==

Youth protest leaders released from custody — Adhadhu, May 3, 2025

Court Remands Two Protesters Arrested at Youth-led Protest in Male’ — MV+, May 3, 2025

Mohamed Junayd. Organisers arrested as police crack down on youth-led protest — Maldives Independent, May 2, 2025

Malika Shahid. MDP calls for release of two youths arrested during protest held last night — The Edition, May 2, 2025

Hassan Moosa. "If she was left to die on a roof, they’ll do the same to me" — Maldives Independent, April 29, 2025

Photo: Young people demand justice for woman injured in fall — Adhadhu, April 24, 2025