Maldivian pilot trainees have their ‘wings’ cut off

3 days ago

The Easter bombings in neighboring Sri Lanka in April led to the country declaring a state of emergency and a nation-wide security crackdown. The crackdown, and the restrictions on migrants affected 15,000 Maldivian citizens who reside in Sri Lanka – most of them students – and many of them pilot trainees. Seven months on from the Easter bombings, the Maldivian pilot