The first democratically elected Maldivian government was forced out at gunpoint on 7 February 2012 by elements in the military and opposition. An illegitimate government was sworn in right after the coup, replacing President Mohamed Nasheed with his Vice President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik. Violent crackdowns have begun, imposing an atmosphere of fear and repression. This is a call for the restoration of democratic order through immediate elections. The real time view of the ongoing events or