Attacks On Atheist Bloggers In Bangladesh

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A number of atheist and secularist bloggers were murdered or seriously injured by Islamic militants in Bangladesh as of early 2013. Notable incidents included the attacks of Ahmed Rajib Haider (murdered),[1] Asif Mohiuddin (survived),[2] Sunnyur Rahaman (survived),[3] Shafiul Islam (murdered),[4] Avijit Roy (murdered),[5] Oyasiqur Rhaman (murdured),[6] Ananta Bijoy Das (murdured),[7] Niloy Chatterjee (murdured),[8] Faisal Arefin Dipan (murdured), Ranadeep Basu, Tareque Rahim,[9] Nazimuddin Samad (murdered),[10] and Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury (murdured).[11] Many of the bloggers were active in the Shahbag movement, which demanded the death penalty for war criminal Abdul Quader Molla.

References[edit]

  1. "Killers hacked Rajib first, then slit his throat: police", bdnews24.com, 16 February 2013. 
  2. "'Militant atheist' blogger stabbed in Bangladesh", 17 April 2017. 
  3. "Another blogger stabbed at Pallabi", 7 March 2013. 
  4. "Bangladesh professor who pushed for ban on full-face veils hacked to death: police", The Straits Times, 16 November 2014. 
  5. "Atheist US blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh", The Daily Telegraph, 27 February 2015. Retrieved on 17 April 2017. 
  6. "Knife attack kills Bangladesh blogger Washiqur Rahman", BBC News, 30 March 2015. Retrieved on 17 April 2017. 
  7. "Slain blogger Ananta Bijoy Das' last words in 'devil's world'", 12 May 2015. 
  8. "Blogger killed once again", 8 August 2015. 
  9. Bangladeshi secular publisher hacked to death (31 October 2015). Retrieved on 17 April 2017.
  10. "Liberal Bangladeshi blogger killed by machete-wielding attackers", Reuters, 7 April 2016. 
  11. "Tutul wins PEN Int'l Writer of Courage award", 15 October 2016. 

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