Bangladesh: Academic Murdered in Another Brutal Killing
PEN America joins PEN Bangladesh in calling on the Bangladeshi government to investigate the April 23 killing of Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique and to bring his killers to trial. More
Another Secular Blogger Murdered in Bangladesh
A liberal Bangladeshi blogger has been killed by religious fanatics, the latest in a spate of attacks. More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., April 18
ISIS executes Iraqi journalist on charges of spying, Prominent Bangladeshi journalist arrested for act of sedition, Panama Papers confirm allegations reported by Khadija Ismayilova. More
Free Expression Digest: Mon., April 11
Man executed in Somalia for journalist killings, Syrian journalist wounded in attack in Turkey, Official: Al Qaeda not behind secular blogger’s murder. More
Free Expression Digest: Fri., April 8
Gao Yu hospitalized after raid on home, Gag laws anger Chilean journalists, Bangladesh students protest government inaction over blogger's murder. More
Al Qaeda affiliate says it killed Bangladeshi blogger, group says
Ansar al-Islam, the Bangladesh division of al Qaeda, has claimed responsibility for the recent killing of blogger Nazimuddin Samad More
Secular activist murdered in Bangladesh
A Bangladeshi law student who posted against Islamism on his Facebook page has been murdered, police said Thursday More
Bangladesh: Murder of Student Continues Assault on Free Expression
NEW YORK—PEN America condemns the brutal killing of a student in Bangladesh today in what appears to be another targeted attack by Islamist militants on those who express dissident… More
Letter to My Dear Friend by Shabnam Nadiya
One year ago, Bangladeshi-American writer Avijit Roy was violently murdered on his way home from a book fair with his wife. The writer Shabnam Nadiya, who was a childhood… More
Bangladesh: Defamation Charges Against Editor Representative of Broader Attacks on Media
The filing of 38 lawsuits against editor Mahfuz Anam on charges of criminal defamation and sedition is an indication of the worsening state of free expression in Bangladesh, PEN… More
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