Bangladesh High Court decides today on freedom for cartoonist Kabir Kishore

Bangladesh High Court decides today on freedom for cartoonist Kabir Kishore

Ilustration by Mexican cartoonist Antonio Rodríguez The High Court will today announce its decision on the bail plea of cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore, who has been in jail for more than nine months after being arrested in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.

Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed dies in prison

Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed dies in prison

Mushtaq Ahmed. Photo: Lipa Akhter. Source CPJ The 53-year-old Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed died yesterday in prison of unknown causes. Ahmed was arrested in 2020 on charges of spreading rumors and/or false news about covid-19 on social media. On May 6, 2020, the RAB, Rapid