The 54-year-old movie star opened up about his fears for his wife of almost a year during an appearance on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert", reported People magazine.
"It's a dangerous place to be right now. I'm very concerned with her being there, quite honestly," he said.
But at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada at the weekend, Clooney said, "She's out of The Maldives and into Sri Lanka now, so she's much better."
"But she's doing the right thing and she's doing it for the right reasons."
Amal is defending Nasheed, who was given a 13-year prison sentence for alleged terrorism. Amal has called the sentence a "mockery of justice".
