Maldivians stage anti-president protests
Protesters call for the president to step down, saying they are inspired by Arab uprisings.
Published On 6 May 2011
Anti-government protests were held for the seventh day in a row in the Maldives capital of Male.
The people are demonstrating because of soaring prices and claim the president is mishandling the economy.
But the democratically-elected president is calling it an attempt to reinstate a dictatorship in this tropical paradise.
Al Jazeera’s Steve Chao reports.
Source: Al Jazeera