UPDATE: The case of Maldivian human rights activist and free-thinker Mohamed Rusthum Mujuthaba, convicted and charged with "Blasphemy," has finally reached a conclusion. Although he was set free, Mujuthaba and many who support him are still concerned for his life and well-being.
On June 21, a radical Islamist mob stormed the Maldives' national stadium to intimidate and attack the people participating in the "Yoga Day" event organized jointly by the Indian High Commission and the Maldivian government. The police arrested six people for perpetrating the violence.
A leading atheist and human rights activist from the Maldives, Mohamed Rushtum Mujuthaba, fears imprisonment on charges of blasphemy at an upcoming court hearing on June 23rd, 2022. Mujuthaba was accused of making posts on social media that were critical of Islam.
A group of eight men attacked Adam Ghafoor, a government employee, in a café in Male, Maldives on June 8th, accusing him and his friends of homosexuality and atheism.
