Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s six-month prison sentence, concerns the international community
The journalist Jamil Ahmed looks back at the case of Mohammed Yunus, Bangladeshi economist dreator of microcredit and “banker to the poor”.
TRIBUNE. Opposition parties prevented from meeting in Bangladesh
Journalist Jamil Ahmed looks back at the historic citizen mobilization in Bangladesh, and the government’s assumed repression.
MEETING. In Bangladesh, how “enforced disappearances” are becoming commonplace
Marianne Initiative 2023 Laureate, lawyer Shahanur Islam is dedicated to the LGBTQI+ community and minorities in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Where Freedom of Speech is Gradually Shrinking
Freedom of speech is the principle supported by individuals or communities to freely express their opinions without fear, without surveillance or under the obligation to
PORTRAIT. Farhad Shamo Roto, Ézidi “stateless in my own country”
Winner of the 2023 Marianne Initiative and founder of Voice of Ezidis, Farhad has never stopped fighting for his people and human rights.
PORTRAIT. Tamilla Imanova: “It was impossible for the Russian people to remain silent.”
Winner of the 2023 Marianne Initiative, Tamilla Imanova talks to L’Œil about human rights defense and activism in Russia.
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