15 Facts About Yameen Rasheed

Yameen Rasheed was a Maldivian liberal blogger and IT professional who was stabbed 16 times in his staircase.

Yameen Rasheed's death received international news coverage and condemnation among world leaders and had sparked protests.

Yameen Rasheed was born on 10 April 1988 to Hussain Rasheed and Mariyam Shafeega.

Yameen Rasheed moved to Trivandrum, India before he was 2 years old and studied in Sarvodaya Vidyalaya School.

Yameen Rasheed studied in Bangalore Presidency College and received a Best Outgoing Student Award and did his Bachelor of Computer Applications there as well.

Yameen Rasheed started blogging in India and over time became friends with Maldivian bloggers.

Yameen Rasheed was previously arrested during the 2015 May Day protests in the Maldives and was held as a political prisoner in Dhoonidhoo Prison for 21 days.

Yameen Rasheed was one of two people who made an award-winning app to drive blood donations for Thalassemia patients.

On 23 April 2017, Yameen Rasheed was found dead in his apartment staircase with multiple stabs on his neck, and chest.

Yameen Rasheed's throat was slit and parts of his skull was missing.

Yameen Rasheed was later rushed to IGMH, where he was pronounced dead around 3 am.

The government, including then-President of the Maldives Abdulla Yameen Rasheed, condemned his death and had called upon independent state institutions to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Yameen's parents called upon the police to include international investigators in their investigation, and Yameen's father, Hussain Rasheed went to Sri Lanka to meet foreign diplomats to put pressure onto the Maldivian government.

Yameen Rasheed's family have tried multiple times to meet Prosecutor General as well as police but have been turned away.

On 10 April 2019, Ahmed Rilwan and Yameen Rasheed's family established the "Rilwan and Yameen Foundation", it will work to advocating for human rights, democracy, freedom of speech, tolerance, justice and the right to a dignified life.