In the Maldives, ousted President Mohamed Nasheed is calling for his successor to step down and for new elections to be held following what he has described as an armed coup earlier this week. Nasheed said he was forced to resign at gunpoint and blamed the coup on allies of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who ruled the Maldvies for 30 years before Nasheed became its first democratically elected president in 2008. Despite a warrant for his arrest, Nasheed has led hundreds of supporters in a rally through the streets of the capital city Malé. A backer of Nasheed said protesters will defend the ousted president.

Ali Malik: “We are here because we just got news saying that the police are going to come and pick our president. So that is why we are here.”

Reporter: “What are you going to do if they come?”

Malik: “Well, we will protest, and we will follow his orders.”