Jason Hickel Academic at the University of London and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. 19 Dec 2018 Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, and his wife, Lady Edwina Mountbatten, ride in the state carriage towards the Viceregal lodge in New Delhi, on March 22, 1947 [File: AP] There is a story
READ MOREReporters and Al Jazeera’s acting director general accused in a case over the report that revealed high-level corruption among Bangladesh’s governing elite. Army chief General Aziz Ahmed, right, told reporters in Dhaka that the allegations against him and his family were false, concocted and part of a conspiracy by vested groups [File: STR/AFP] 17 Feb
READ MOREAl Jazeera’s Investigative Unit revealed Bangladesh bought Israeli-made surveillance technology used to monitor cell phones. General Aziz Ahmed visits UN peacekeepers [Bangladesh Army website] By Al Jazeera Investigative Unit 4 Feb 2021 The United Nations is calling for a full investigation into evidence of corruption and illegality involving the Bangladesh army, which was exposed during an
READ MOREFollowing tweets by international celebrities, foreign ministry says ‘vested interest groups’ trying to mobilise support against the government. Farmers shout slogans during a day-long hunger strike to protest against new farm laws, on the outskirts of New Delhi on January 30, 2021 [Manish Swarup/AP] 3 Feb 2021 Al Jazeera Pop superstar Rihanna and climate activist
READ MORE1 February 2021 Investigation reveals how a criminal gang is colluding with Bangladesh’s security forces and profiting from links to PM Sheikh Hasina.
READ MOREDecember 10, 2020 Apr 20, 2019 Al Jazeera English Award-winning photojournalist and human rights activist Shahidul Alam was arrested in August 2018 shortly after appearing on Al Jazeera to discuss anti-government student protests.
READ MORE27 November 2020 Bangladeshi police unit accused of torture and murder. Aljazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports https://youtu.be/jFvexZJt4fo via@ YouTube An elite police unit in Bangladesh is being accused of hundreds of extrajudicial killings, over several years. It has drawn international concern, including calls from US senators for sanctions. People who say their loved ones are missing,
READ MOREThe dead commander, Saifullah Mir, was the chief of operations of the region’s largest rebel group, Hizbul Mujahideen. Anti-India demonstrations broke out after the gun battle [Dar Yasin/AP] 1 Nov 2020 Al Jazeera A top rebel commander was killed by Indian government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city, authorities have said, triggering anti-India protests in
READ MOREThe National Investigation Agency conducts searches at 10 places, including offices of NGOs and Greater Kashmir newspaper as well homes of activists. The raids have triggered outrage in the Muslim-majority region [File: AP] 28 Oct 2020 India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out raids at several locations, including the offices and residences of
READ MOREIndian administration seals office of English daily, Kashmir Times, causing outrage from journalists in the disputed region. Kashmiri journalists protest in Srinagar against a new media policy announced this year that seeks to regulate reporting in the disputed region [File: Dar Yasin/AP] By Bilal Kuchay 20 Oct 2020 Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – The regional administration
READ MOREHejaaz Hizbullah was arrested under a terrorism law over allegations rights groups say lack ‘any credible evidence’. The Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists, the EU and UN Human Rights Core Group on Sri Lanka have expressed their concerns on the arbitrary arrest and detention of Hizbullah [Photo courtesy: Family] By Usaid Siddiqui 15 Oct 2020 Rights
READ MOREA year after India scrapped Kashmir’s special status, anger and apprehensions in Ladakh over their future. Buddhist prayer flags fly at Namgyal Tsemo Monastery above the town of Leh in Ladakh [Cathal McNaughton/Reuters] By Bilal Kuchay 14 Oct 2020 Leh, Ladakh – When the Indian government last year abrogated the special status and partial autonomy of
READ MOREDr Kafeel Khan was released on Tuesday after spending seven months in jail for criticising anti-Muslim citizenship law. by Usaid Siddiqui 7 September 2020 Dr Khan has spent nearly 500 days in prison in the last three years, as his case has become a symbol of state repression on dissent [Courtesy family of Dr
READ MOREAlJazeera Pakistan’s strategy to keep good relations with everyone is no longer working in an increasingly polarised Muslim world. by Abdul Basit & Zahid Shahab Ahmed 31 Aug 2020 Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 15, 2019 [File: Reuters] more on
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