Aishath Aniya
Aishath Aniya | |
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| Born | 1966 |
| Died | August 23, 2023 Bangalore, India |
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Political party | Maldivian Democratic Party (until 2022) |
Aishath Aniya (1966 – 20 August 2023)[1] was a Maldivian political activist and journalist.
Aniya served as Deputy Secretary-General of the Maldivian Democratic Party. In 2006, she was one of a number of MDP supporters arrested at a peaceful demonstration and she went on a hunger strike in protest.[2] In March 2007, an article she wrote Minivan Daily opposing the burqa was the subject of intense criticism and she received death threats. She resigned her position with the MDP and was arrested, but released by the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs.[3][4]
Aniya was a host for Minivan Radio. In 2019, she received threats and harassment after tweeting that the King Salman Mosque was an "ugly structure".[5] Aniya left the Maldivian Democratic Party in 2022.[6]
Aishath Aniya died on 20 August 2023 in a hospital in Bangalore.[6]
References
- ↑ "Honouring Aniya – in memorium (1966 – 2023)". Dhivehi Sitee. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Maldives opposition leader on hunger strike after protest arrest". BBC Monitoring South Asia. 17 April 2006. ProQuest 459869757.
- ↑ "Maldives". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Maldives Islamic council accused of hypocrisy over headscarves". BBC Monitoring South Asia. 7 May 2007. ProQuest 459994670.
- ↑ "Three questioned in hate speech probe". Maldives Independent. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Ex-reporter Aniya dies from cancer". Sun. 20 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.