Tag Archives: Freedom of Expression

BBC Bangla anniversary debate

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 23, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews BBC Bangla anniversary debate on Channel i focuses on freedom of information Date: 21.12.2011Last updated: 21.12.2011 at 15.01Category: World Service Bangladesh’s rapidly changing media scene will be in the focus of the special BBC Bangla programme to be broadcast … Continue reading →

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Siege of Drik Gallery

by Shahidul Alam Posted on March 25, 2010

New Age Editorial THE siege, so to speak, of the Drik Gallery by the police on Monday, to force cancellation of a photo exhibition on extrajudicial killings by acclaimed photographer and Drik managing director Shahidul Alam, not only undermined the … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Expression Roundtable

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 9, 2008

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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Online Lifeline

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 1, 1996

Subscribe to ShahidulNews ON-LINE LIFELINE Feminist writer Taslima Nasreen in hiding after receiving a death threat from Islamic fundamentalists Third World activists are using global connections to pressure the powers-that-be and even save lives. Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam has little … Continue reading →

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