Shahidul Alam arrest - the facts
Transcripts of the interview and broadcasts leading up to the incarceration of Shahidul Alam on Sunday 5 August, 2018
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A reminder of the facts behind the case
International photo-journalist Shahidul Alam was arrested late in the evening on Sunday 5 August, 2018. He was detained soon after being interviewed on Al Jazeera, and a day after broadcasting on Facebook Live about road safety protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
This simple site has been created to provide a reminder of the facts behind the incarceration of Shahidul Alam.
It consists of just three pages. Transcripts of the Facebook Live broadcasts, a transcript and video of the Al Jazeera interview, and the transcript of Tasneem Khalil's Facebook Live analysis of the arrest of Shahidul Alam.
Below is a video of Shahidul Alam's arrest produced by his supporters.
This simple site has been created to provide a reminder of the facts behind the incarceration of Shahidul Alam.
It consists of just three pages. Transcripts of the Facebook Live broadcasts, a transcript and video of the Al Jazeera interview, and the transcript of Tasneem Khalil's Facebook Live analysis of the arrest of Shahidul Alam.
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| Shahidul Alam being gagged by police to prevent him from speaking to media outside the court premises, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, old Dhaka, 6 August 2018 Image courtesy of Suvrakanti Das. |
Below is a video of Shahidul Alam's arrest produced by his supporters.
