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Bangladeshi writer, detained over social media posts, dies in jail

Mushtaq Ahmed, 53, was arrested in Dhaka in May last year for making comments on social media that criticised the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina government’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic

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Protesters shout slogans as they block a busy intersection to protest the death of Ahmed, in Dhaka. Pic/AFP

Protesters shout slogans as they block a busy intersection to protest the death of Ahmed, in Dhaka. Pic/AFP

Protesters blocked a busy intersection in Bangladesh’s capital on Friday to protest the death in prison of a writer and commentator who was arrested on charges of violating a sweeping digital security law that critics say stifles freedom of expression.

Pic Courtesy/www.cpj.org
Mushtaq Ahmed. Pic Courtesy/www.cpj.org

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