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Bangladesh #FreeShahidul – my opinion piece in Washington Post yesterday

From the Blog beenasarwar Shahidul Alam in Central Park, New York, 2012. Photo: Beena Sarwar *The Washington Post published my opinion piece about Shahidul yesterday. Below, a slightly earlier version of the final edited piece for those unable to access WP.* Here's why Bangladesh made a huge mistake by jailing Shahidul Alam *Beena Sarwar* The arrest in Bangladesh of the celebrated photojournalist Shahidul Alam is personal for me. He's been a friend for over 20 years through our work on media and South Asia. As in Bangladesh, the nascent democracy in my own country, Pakistan, is marred by censorship, illegal detentions and extrajudicial killings. Our common problems notwithstanding, the dominant narratives of Bangladesh, Pakistan and India are hostile to each other and suspicious of those who don't fopakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full PostComments

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