Shaikh Azizur Rahman
@azizurtweets
Freelance multi-platform correspondent for @guardian and @VOANews, among others. Email: [email protected]
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18-02-2020 05:30:02
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#Rohingya insurgents are abducting and "selling" their fellow men and boys to the #Myanmar Army. The youths are being used as "human shields" by both sides in the war — the army and the Rakhine rebels. I have written the report for South China Morning Post. scmp.com/week-asia/poli…
I guess I can finally say this now: I will be joining Columbia Journalism this fall as an MS in Journalism candidate. Thank you, everyone, who has stuck by my side in my still-germinating journalism career. I cannot wait for what's to come next, InshaAllah.
French journalist Sébastien Farcis forced to leave India after authorities declined to renew his journalism permit has described the Indian action as “a slap in the face.” voanews.com/a/french-journ…
Internet suspended as jobs protest in #Bangladesh leaves 105 dead. I have written this report for The Times and The Sunday Times: thetimes.com/world/asia/art…
#Bangladesh faces demand for justice over ‘unlawful killings’ during student protests I have written the report for the South China Morning Post. scmp.com/week-asia/poli…
“#Hasina’s ability to remain in power (in #Bangladesh) will depend on the continued willingness of the police and military to use force to contain protests," Jon Danilowicz said. I have reported for South China Morning Post. scmp.com/week-asia/poli…
“The #SheikhHasina government has pushed the common people to the edge, leaving them with no option but to fight back in an uprising against her regime," Ashraf Zaman said. South China Morning Post carried my report on #Bangladesh #StudentProtest. scmp.com/week-asia/poli…
“Although the AA has taken control of large parts of Rakhine state from the #Myanmar junta, they are acting like a perpetrator of violence, not a revolutionary armed group trying to uphold human rights and democracy.” My comments Shaikh Azizur Rahman Voice of America: voanews.com/a/rights-group…
Families in #Bangladesh whose relatives became victims of #EnforcedDisappearance during the rule of Sheikh Hasina are harbouring new hope for an accounting or even the return of their loved ones... I have written the story for the Voice of America. voanews.com/a/bangladeshi-…
Since the fall of #SheikhHasina in #Bangladesh, thousands of her party men and police and army officers as well as others, accused of supporting her regime, have gone underground fearing mob attacks and arrest. I have written this story for South China Morning Post. scmp.com/week-asia/poli…
India's Supreme Court takes early steps attempting to stop "Bulldozer Justice" in which mostly #Muslim properties are targeted in punitive demolitions, in BJP-ruled states. I have written this story for South China Morning Post. scmp.com/week-asia/poli…