The undersigned writers, academics and rights activists from Bangladesh have spoken out in defence of David Bergman criticizing the judgment of the International Crimes Tribunal on charges of “contempt of court”.
South Asia Citizens Web
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Bangladesh: Statement of Concern from scholars, writers and activists regarding Tribunal’s Contempt Judgment on David Bergman
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The Grinch wants to steal Christmas, again
by , 18 December 2014It appears the Narendra Modi government is letting the Saffron Grinches go on a rampage so that mounting public anger allows it to come forward with legal provisions to prevent conversion
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For Our Children: Editorial in Pakistani Daily The Nation
18 December 201416 December 2014 is one of the worst days Pakistan has had to live through since its inception. This national tragedy, which has caused unimaginable grief and pain across the landscape, will not and must not be forgotten anytime soon.
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CERAS statement on Peshawar massacre
18 December 2014CERAS (Centre sur l’asie du sud) condemns in unequivocal and categorical terms the murder of over 150 people, mostly children, in the attack on the school in Peshawar by the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, Pakistani Taliban, on Tuesday, 16th December. That a school should be targeted shows the moral bankruptcy of the Pakistani Taliban. And that other militant groups have chosen to condone this attack shows that they share this depraved logic.
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Avenging the Children of Peshawar: The Taliban’s Massacre in Peshawar Must Be Its Last | Mira Sethi and Shehrbano Taseer
18 December 2014Pakistan’s mainstream politicians have intentionally promoted conspiracy theories in order to thwart the possibility of developing a national consensus against terrorism.
