Comments on: Important: Tasneem Khalil arrested by military police http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134 Current affairs for a progressive generation Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:04:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Muhamad http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64709 Muhamad Sun, 13 May 2007 16:48:20 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64709 It’s not an emergency! It’s a revolution! One day the people of BD will stick those RAB guns up the RAB! One day BD will have thousands of Tasneem Khalils! And guess why? It’s not an emergency!
It’s a revolution!
One day the people of BD will stick those RAB guns up the RAB!
One day BD will have thousands of Tasneem Khalils!

And guess why?

]]> By: Leighton Cooke http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64644 Leighton Cooke Fri, 11 May 2007 19:00:27 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64644 I've put this up on jaiku. http://leighton.jaiku.com/presence/1975513 I’ve put this up on jaiku.
http://leighton.jaiku.com/presence/1975513

]]> By: leon http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64643 leon Fri, 11 May 2007 18:49:57 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64643 <i>some SMSs he had sent recently…</i> That's a tad more worrying than what's written on his blog because that's public. Just how did they know what text messages he'd been sending? some SMSs he had sent recently…

That’s a tad more worrying than what’s written on his blog because that’s public. Just how did they know what text messages he’d been sending?

]]> By: sonia http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64634 sonia Fri, 11 May 2007 17:56:34 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64634 they'll say it was because he's an 'anarchist'.. they’ll say it was because he’s an ‘anarchist’..

]]> By: sid http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64632 sid Fri, 11 May 2007 17:54:44 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64632 Tasneem's blog: http://www.tasneemkhalil.com/ A site for sore military eyes... Tasneem’s blog:
http://www.tasneemkhalil.com/

A site for sore military eyes…

]]> By: Robert http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64631 Robert Fri, 11 May 2007 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64631 Indeed. Although worryingly, this from Daily Star officer Mahfuz Anam: <em>"I contacted the authorities concerned and was informed that him being questioned was not due to his journalistic work and had nothing to do with his functions at The Daily Star ... In fact, it was because of the contents of his <strong>personal blog</strong> and some SMSs he had sent recently..."</em> (via <a href="http://www.drishtipat.org/blog/2007/05/10/tasneem-khalil-picked-up-by-army/" rel="nofollow">Drishtipat</a>) Where is this personal blog? Indeed. Although worryingly, this from Daily Star officer Mahfuz Anam:

“I contacted the authorities concerned and was informed that him being questioned was not due to his journalistic work and had nothing to do with his functions at The Daily Star … In fact, it was because of the contents of his personal blog and some SMSs he had sent recently…”

(via Drishtipat)

Where is this personal blog?

]]> By: sonia http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64630 sonia Fri, 11 May 2007 17:51:12 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64630 thank goodness! what fabulous news. thank goodness! what fabulous news.

]]> By: sid http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64627 sid Fri, 11 May 2007 17:47:01 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64627 I hear he's been released! I hear he’s been released!

]]> By: Robert Sharp » Blog Archive » Journalists in Trouble http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64625 Robert Sharp » Blog Archive » Journalists in Trouble Fri, 11 May 2007 17:41:59 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64625 [...] There are rumours that this detention will be shortlived, and that he might be released by the weekend. Regardless, the Internet is already being used to co-ordinate a campaign for his release: There is a possibility of a protest outside the Bangladeshi embassy in London, and campaigners will be raising awareness within the Bangladeshi community in the UK, at the Brick Lane Mela this weekend. Pickled Politics has more information. [...] [...] There are rumours that this detention will be shortlived, and that he might be released by the weekend. Regardless, the Internet is already being used to co-ordinate a campaign for his release: There is a possibility of a protest outside the Bangladeshi embassy in London, and campaigners will be raising awareness within the Bangladeshi community in the UK, at the Brick Lane Mela this weekend. Pickled Politics has more information. [...]

]]> By: Ophelia Benson http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64624 Ophelia Benson Fri, 11 May 2007 17:39:23 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64624 Reporters Without Borders - d'oh - my brain not working too. Too bad the BBC couldn't be bothered to spell his name right. Reporters Without Borders – d’oh – my brain not working too.

Too bad the BBC couldn’t be bothered to spell his name right.

]]> By: Leon http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64621 Leon Fri, 11 May 2007 16:47:57 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64621 It's on the BBC site now: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6647437.stm It’s on the BBC site now: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6647437.stm

]]> By: sonia http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64620 sonia Fri, 11 May 2007 16:29:33 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64620 Right I have submitted the petition to our mates at no. 10 - got an email back saying they will review it..so i dunno if i have to wait before it goes live on their system..presumably.. anyway ill stick up the URL as soon as that happens - or Sunny can.(pls) .on the main post! Right I have submitted the petition to our mates at no. 10 – got an email back saying they will review it..so i dunno if i have to wait before it goes live on their system..presumably.. anyway ill stick up the URL as soon as that happens – or Sunny can.(pls) .on the main post!

]]> By: William http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64619 William Fri, 11 May 2007 16:25:53 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64619 The arresting of journalists in this way is appalling. More oppression of state on people and stamping on freedom of speech. The arresting of journalists in this way is appalling.
More oppression of state on people and stamping on freedom of speech.

]]> By: William http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64618 William Fri, 11 May 2007 16:24:37 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64618 The arresting of journalists in this way is appalling. Yet more oppression of state on people stamping on freedom of speech. The arresting of journalists in this way is appalling. Yet more oppression of state on people
stamping on freedom of speech.

]]> By: Leon http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64616 Leon Fri, 11 May 2007 16:13:23 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64616 That's right, I've seen the Reporters Without Borders site...Friday afternoon/end of week brain not working syndrome...:D That’s right, I’ve seen the Reporters Without Borders site…Friday afternoon/end of week brain not working syndrome…:D

]]> By: Ophelia Benson http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64615 Ophelia Benson Fri, 11 May 2007 16:11:47 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64615 Here's another - http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/83252/ Looks like a very useful site. Here’s another –

http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/83252/

Looks like a very useful site.

]]> By: Ophelia Benson http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64614 Ophelia Benson Fri, 11 May 2007 16:06:49 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64614 Leon and all, there's an organization called Journalists Without Borders, and another called something like The Committee to Protect Journalists; they both have websites (I've looked them up in the past, though I don't have the URLs handy). Both are useful in the way HRW and AI are: they keep running track of this kind of thing. Leon and all, there’s an organization called Journalists Without Borders, and another called something like The Committee to Protect Journalists; they both have websites (I’ve looked them up in the past, though I don’t have the URLs handy). Both are useful in the way HRW and AI are: they keep running track of this kind of thing.

]]> By: Serious Golmal » Tasneem Khalil Arrested http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64613 Serious Golmal » Tasneem Khalil Arrested Fri, 11 May 2007 15:53:24 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64613 [...] 2: Pickled Politics is in the process of organising an e-petition and a weekend protest in front of the Bangladesh High Commssion in [...] [...] 2: Pickled Politics is in the process of organising an e-petition and a weekend protest in front of the Bangladesh High Commssion in [...]

]]> By: Don http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64612 Don Fri, 11 May 2007 15:50:04 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64612 Whatever we can do is the least we can do. Petition, obviously. I'll be emailing anyone who might remotely be of help in getting this into the light. The release promise is good, but still only words. Whatever we can do is the least we can do. Petition, obviously. I’ll be emailing anyone who might remotely be of help in getting this into the light. The release promise is good, but still only words.

]]> By: sid http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134/comment-page-2#comment-64611 sid Fri, 11 May 2007 15:47:11 +0000 http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/1134#comment-64611 Agreed Leon, there really ought to be one. Two of the components of a healthy democracy are a free press and an independent judiciary. Both of which have been the target of right-wing governments, the Islamist parties and the military in Bangladesh. Agreed Leon, there really ought to be one. Two of the components of a healthy democracy are a free press and an independent judiciary. Both of which have been the target of right-wing governments, the Islamist parties and the military in Bangladesh.

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