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Four men standing in a row holding protest signs in Dhaka. The man in the centre holds a sign that reads 'JOURNALISM IS NOT CRIME' in red letters. The other signs are written in Bengali, with messages calling for freedom of the press. The protest appears to be taking place outdoors, with trees in the background.
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Cyrus Naji
Under Mohammad Yunus’s interim government, a Media Reform Commission has set out to address long-standing problems facing journalists in Bangladesh – but old threats and patterns of control remain
An old black and white photograph of two men in white shirts and ties crouching on the ground near a tyre. The man on the right is holding a small container while the other on the left appears to be handling an object. The setting is a semi-enclosed space, with a white wall in the background and a leafy vine partially obscuring the left side of the frame.
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Ten or more Bangladesh police officers drag a protester across the streets of Dhaka by force.
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Muhammad Yunus (left) shakes hands with Shehbaz Sharif (right) amid a group of officials at a reception in New York in September 2024.
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A group of protestors against Manipur’s chief minister with a sign that reads "End the bloodshed. N.Biren Singh must answer for his actions!"
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A group of Hindu protesters wearing red, carrying torches and placards, protesting anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh
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Zia Hassan
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