I can’t in good conscience continue to work for Reuters given their betrayal of journalists in Gaza and culpability in the assassination of 245 our colleagues.
Bangladeshi authorities have ARRESTED OVER 10,000 people and investigated over 200,000.
It looks like AUTHORITARIAN PM Sheikh Hasina is conducting a WITCH HUNT.
On Friday, July 19, 2024, near Rampura Police Station in Dhaka, residents of the Banasree area took to the streets to protest against the student killings. A clash ensued between the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), the police, and the general protesters.
At one point, unable to withstand the continuous shooting from the BGB and police, several teenagers climbed a nearby under-construction four-story building. When the BGB and police regained control of the area, a few police officers entered the building.
While everyone else managed to escape, one teenager got trapped. He tried to hide by climbing down the side of the fourth-floor roof. However, two police officers spotted him and fired six rounds from a revolver, ensuring the teenager's death before leaving. The video captures this very scene.
What an egregious violation of human rights!
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The footage source is a local resident who would like to remain anonymous for safety concerns.
Bangladesh’s PM Hasina is using the tyrant’s handbook with armed troops, digital blackout, and “shoot-on-sight” orders to crush student protestors. Bangladeshi Americans are blocked from determining safety of loved ones. Hasina must face consequences for the “busloads” of the dead on her hands.
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⚠️ Update: A day has passed since #Bangladesh imposed a national internet shutdown amid student protests and a deadly crackdown.
Metrics show connectivity flatlining at 10% of ordinary levels, raising concerns over public safety as little news flows in or out of the country.
⚠️ Update: Metrics show #Bangladesh has now been cut off from the world for over six hours, with a nation-scale internet shutdown in effect amid student protests.
The disruption prevents families from contacting each other and stifles efforts to document human rights violations.
Witness testimony, video and photographic analysis confirm police in Bangladesh used unlawful force against protesters.
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⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show #Bangladesh is now in the midst of a near-total national internet shutdown; the new measure follows earlier efforts to throttle social media and restrict mobile data services, and comes amid reports of rising deaths at student protests 📉