friend in need is a friend indeed

some of the reformers that were arrested has gone on a hunger strike,,, personaly i am not sure how a hunger strike would work but in a country where there is little access to international media this might not be the wisest move i might be wrong on this one. there is also a tourism fair thats going on in london one of the biggest in the world and it seems there are protesters on the street demanding the release of the detainees... this might put pressure on the government i just hop the protesters dont call for the boycot of tourism in maldives. this will be the worst move,, look what happened to iraq when the embargo was put in place. most of the basic needs of the country got cut off and i fear this will be the same scenario. anyways i dont see any western country placing an embargo in the maldives becuase there is very little they can gain from maldives regardless of who rules the coutry.. as of now most of the major companies like telcom , water, land reclamation are done by big western companies or the larger contracts are given to them so i see no reason why they would want to hinder this close connection..
the atomosphere in the country is gettin tense as we are moving ahead in to electing memerbs from each atoll.. this is a tricky thing as the president wants many of his friends and cabinet members to secure seats and the opposition wants their people.. watch out for some form of a violence in different part of the country...