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August 8, 2018

Bangladeshi Authorities Arrest Photographer Shahidul Alam for Covering Protests
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In Bangladesh, massive student protests demanding improved road safety
continue in the capital Dhaka. Bangladesh authorities have shut down
mobile internet nationwide in an effort to suppress the growing
protests. Authorities have also attacked and arrested journalists
covering the demonstrations, including the acclaimed Bangladeshi
photographer Shahidul Alam, who was arrested at his home by 20 police
officers only hours after doing a Skype interview with Al Jazeera about
the protests. The 63-year-old photographer was reportedly beaten in
custody so badly he was unable to walk by himself when he appeared in
court the following day.


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