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July 29, 2024

Internet Restored in Bangladesh After Deadly Student Protests as Demands for Accountability Mount
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In Bangladesh, authorities restored communications over the weekend
after an 11-day blackout in response to student protests against
government job quotas. The protests were met with a violent crackdown,
with over 200 killed. But some students say they will resume
demonstrations despite the rollback of the contested quotas, until
leaders of the protest movement are freed. Local media say police
arrested at least 9,000 protesters. People are also demanding
accountability for those who were killed.

Shahida Begum: "My nephew was an innocent kid. Why did they kill him in
such a brutal way? He was only a high school student."



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