Civil unrest in the Maldives breaks out after a prisoner is killed by guards.

2003 Maldives civil unrest

On Saturday September 20, 2003 civil unrest broke out in Malé, the capital city of the Maldives. This unrest was provoked by the death of Hassan Evan Naseem at Maafushi Prison – located on a separate inhabited island – and the subsequent shooting at the same prison, that killed…

September 20

Day of the year

September 20 is the 263rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 102 days remain until the end of the year.