Sculpin

A friend of a friend has been taken away by the government he investigates. From Ophelia of Butterflies and Wheels:

This is terrible. I know Tasneem - well not know, exactly, but we’ve swapped emails, he’s a fan of B&W and sends me links to his excellent articles; I think of him as a friend in Bangladesh. I also think of him as a brave, at risk friend in Bangladesh, and sure enough, they showed up at midnight and took him away. This is not good. Bangladesh does not have a good record on this kind of thing - which is exactly what Tasneem has been reporting on - which is why they showed up at midnight and took him away. Make noise. If you have any way to make noise (blog, newspaper, captive audience, etc), make it. Spread it around. I was alerted by an email from Tasneem’s wife (sent to a bunch of people); I forwarded it to a few people who can make noise; I even took the liberty of forwarding it to Amartya Sen. No, I don’t know him, but I was pretty sure he’d be interested, so why not.

Tasneem Khalil is an investigative journalist and a part-time consultant for Human Rights Watch. He’s also a blogger. I hope updates will appear at HRW’s Bangladesh page.

Update: Reports are that Tasneem has been released after 24 hours in custody. He’s very shaken but physically okay.

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