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Bangladesh: Assault and mob attack on journalists condemned by EGI

The Editors Guild of India has unequivocally condemned the physical assaults and incidents of mob attacks, vandalism and arson against prominent media persons and media establishments in Bangladesh.

India 2016-17: The silencing of journalists

First Published on: May 4,  2017As attacks on journalists...

ADVANCE QUESTIONS TO INDIA (FIRST BATCH) UPR Process 2017

ADVANCE QUESTIONS TO INDIA (FIRST BATCH) UPR Process 2017112...

Bangladesh: Fighting Radicalism Without Guns

Experts say massive educational reform and social initiative is...

Nayantara Sahgal: “The RSS Wants a Hindu Pakistan”

An interview with the writerNayantara Sahgal, who had returned...

Bangladesh Now Tops the World in Life Expectancy

The figure gradually increased, from 70 years and 5...

Violence against Women: Bangladeshi advert on International Women’s Day grabs world’s attention

On the occasion of International Women’s Day on March...

Bangladesh: Science students more prone to extremism

Law enforcement agencies say several hundred members of Islamist...

The Lynch Mob Across the Border: Mardan Univ Student Killed for ‘Blasphemy’

The Dawn, Pakistan has reported that a 23-year-old student...

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