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Crimes unseen: Extrajudicial executions in Bangladesh

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Amnesty International Report. Bangladesh-Crimes Unseen Aug 2011 ” href=”http://www.amnesty.org/sites/impact.amnesty.org/files/bangladesh-fakir-560.jpg”> Bangladeshi journalist Masum Fakir was arrested and tortured by the RAB © Masum Fakir 24 August 2011 The Bangladesh authorities must honour their pledge to stop extrajudicial executions by … Continue reading

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Who will end impunity for the Rapid Action Battalion in Bangladesh?

Subscribe to ShahidulNews by Abbas Faiz, Bangladesh researcher at Amnesty International Last Friday, Rahima Khatun, a 35-year-old woman, was shot in the head during a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) operation in a slum near the central Bangladesh district of Narsingdi. … Continue reading

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Flowers on a Grave

Subscribe to ShahidulNews He had been quietly playing by himself as his grandmother talked to the strangers. But we had made eye contact. He wanted to make friends, and a smile spread over his face as I approached. Suddenly he … Continue reading

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Freedom of Expression Roundtable

Amnesty International launches Bangla website and discusses freedom of expression in Bangladesh 8 January 2008 Feature on Korean media MEDIA ADVISORY: Amnesty International, Drik News and Drishtipat are hosting a seminar on freedom of expression in Dhaka on January 9th … Continue reading

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