Important - #freeshahidulalam - My friend, Shahidul Alam @shahidul001, photographer, activist and founder of Drik and Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, was taken away from his residence in Dhaka on August 5. 2018, by a group of 30-50 individuals claiming to be from the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. It is thought his detention is linked to his posts on FB related to the ongoing student protests. Shahidul has been seen during his first hearing today, August 6, in Dhaka, apartment badly beaten. It is wrong when Shahidul exercised his right to freedom of expression, only to be treated in this brutal way. Please share so collectively we can work for releasing Shahidul Amal and other journalists detained in Bangladesh. Thank you so much.
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#freeshahidulalam #freeshahidul #shahidulamal #freedomofexpression #bangladesh #dhaka #dhakametropolitanpolice #bangladeshhomeminister
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Freedom to speak and be heard are so important in these times - signed
Thanks John. I know Shahidul, make several assignments for one of his agencies. A very respectable professional. #freeshahidulalam
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