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[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Several Indian media outlets have circulated videos claiming that Hindus are being targeted by ‘Islamist forces’ in Bangladesh.

Analysts say that while there have been attacks on minorities during the political unrest, the media is exaggerating the scale.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Key organisers of Bangladesh’s student protests have said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus should head an interim gov't after longtime PM Sheikh Hasina resigned https://t.co/8sMY2fR1YG

[Sabila Enun @sabilaenun]

Students are making new Bangladesh #Bangladesh #NewBangladesh

[BUETian @buetian62]

"Madrasa students are guarding temples ❤ I never imagined witnessing such days in Bangladesh. We are living through a surreal moment in history. Let the student community step forward! Stop misinformation."
- Sowmitra Das
#ProtectMinorities #ProtectAllFaiths #SafeBangladesh #NationalUnity #CommunalHarmony #HindusAreSafeInBangladesh

[Sami @ZulkarnainSaer]

Extraordinary scenes from Dhaka, Bangladesh. @theBDarmy personnel are expressing their support for the protesters by firing automatic weapons. You can hear the jubilant crowd.

[BUETian @buetian62]

Coordinator Nahid's directive: "The student community will not accept martial law."
#StepDownDictatorHasina #StepDownHasina #SaveBangladeshiStudents #SaveBangladesh #BangladeshBleeding

[Sami @ZulkarnainSaer]

This is how the thugs of @albd1971 regime attacked unarmed protesters in the Savar district and killed multiple individuals.

[Ridoan Mahbub @ridoanmahbub]

Real image of Bangladesh🇧🇩 right now.
Sheika Hasina and her goons are monster. They are killing unarmed civilians.
Today 4th August 2024 almost 105 Students and civilians killed by Hasina.

These 3 students are killed by Hasina's goons. Dictator Hasina must go. In the pursuit of power, Hasina has become blind.

The names of the two victims have been revealed. One is Abdullah Siddiqui (23), a student of Habibullah Bahar Degree College in the capital. He was shot and killed in a clash in Jigatla area of ​​the capital in the afternoon. The name of the other is Touhidul.
-4th August , 2024

@UNHumanRights @UN
#StepDownHasina #Bangladesh

[BUETian @buetian62]

The identities of several individuals who wreaked havoc in Savar, including Jahangirnagar, have been revealed! Among them are the terrorists of the Savar Upazila Chairman Rajib's group, including Savar Upazila Chhatra League President Atiqur Rahman Atiq.

#BanBSL #SaveBangladeshiStudents #StepDownHasina

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

More than 20 people killed as Bangladesh protesters renew call for PM Sheikh Hasina to quit https://t.co/jobOTYCS9f

[Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office @amnestysasia]

BANGLADESH 🇧🇩: @amnesty’s Secretary General @AgnesCallamard urges Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to end the ongoing crackdown on protesters and cooperate with the UN to conduct a thorough, effective, independent, and impartial investigation into the deaths and injuries that have resulted from crackdown.

She reiterates that Amnesty’s findings findings point to unlawful use of birdshot against student protesters, dangerous use of tear gas in enclosed student spaces and unrestrained use of lethal firearms, such as AK-pattern assault rifles, by security forces. They also point to violence unleashed by Bangladesh Chatra League (BCL), the student wing of your the ruling party, first against unarmed and peaceful student protesters in the University of Dhaka and then against students receiving medical treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Additionally, the mass arrest and arbitrary detention of student protesters has further perpetuated a climate of fear. All the people detained or arrested solely for exercising their right to protest peacefully must be unconditionally released. #ProtectTheProtest #SaveBangladeshiStudents

Read the open letter with the full list of demands here: https://t.co/KGDrLwELOa

[Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office @amnestysasia]

Bangladesh: Issuing an Urgent Action for three of the thousands of students who were arrested, @amnesty urges the government of Bangladesh to:

📣Immediately release all protesters who have been unlawfully detained solely for exercising their human rights, including Arif Sohel, Rony Sheikh, and Sabir Rahman

📣Ensure that all protesters arrested for a recognizable offence receive a prompt and fair trial.

📣Immediately grant access to the families and the lawyers of those who have been detained, and ensure that the whereabouts of each person in detention is urgently communicated to their families.

📣End custodial torture and other forms of ill-treatment.

📣Conduct a prompt, thorough, effective, independent, and impartial investigation into the deaths and injuries during the crackdown. Those found responsible for the unlawful use of force must be held accountable.

#FreeArif #FreeRony #FreeSabir
#SaveBangladeshiStudents

Sign the Urgent Action now 👇🏽
https://t.co/NR98wmAmc6

[Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office @amnestysasia]

Bangladesh: As protests continued today, reports of death of nearly 100 people including 14 police officers is extremely concerning.

The state has a duty to create an enabling environment for peaceful assembly. As such, it must take necessary, reasonable and proportionate measures to de-escalate the violence at protests,in order to protect the right to protest.

Amnesty calls upon law enforcement agencies to act with restraint to avoid further serious injury and loss of life. They may only use the minimum level of force necessary to bring a situation under control where doing so is strictly necessary and proportionate. Even in instances where some parts of a protest turn violent, law enforcement must assess the situation on a case-by-case basis with use of force only where absolutely necessary and only against those engaged in violence. It must be strictly proportionate to the situation, which means authorities must not cause more harm than they seek to avert.

#ProtectTheProtest #SaveBangladeshiStudents

[Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office @amnestysasia]

BANGLADESH 🇧🇩: @amnesty's South Asia Researcher @taqbirhuda spoke to @dwnews at 1 PM BST today about the escalation of violence in Bangladesh, the likely impact of the civil disobedience movement and the prospects for accountability and reconciliation. #ProtectTheProtest #SaveBangladeshiStudents

[Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office @amnestysasia]

BANGLADESH 🇧🇩: @amnesty's South Asia Regional Researcher @taqbirhuda speaks to @AJEnglish about the ongoing crisis and how the internet shutdown blocks human rights monitoring. #ProtectTheProtest #SaveBangladeshiStudents

[Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office @amnestysasia]

BANGLADESH 🇧🇩: @amnesty has verified further video and photographic evidence which shows that Bangladeshi security forces have continued to use unlawful force against student protesters.

Our findings point to abusive use of birdshot, dangerous use of tear gas in enclosed spaces and unrestrained use of lethal firearms, such as AK-pattern assault rifles, by security forces.

We urgently call for an independent and impartial investigation into all human rights violations committed by security forces, including the high death toll of protesters to be immediately conducted.

Read our full analysis here: https://t.co/ej6rBwoqKg

#ProtectTheProtest #SaveBangladeshiStudents