Uphold October 31st, Freedom to Publish Day! #FreedomtoPublishDay #publishers #FreedomofExpression #Censorship #Bangladesh #BookPublication

If writers can write without the fear of censorship, blasphemy, and authoritarian madness, then they can influence people for the sake of humanity, democracy, and openmindedness. -Ahmedur Chowdhury

This is why we have wanted change and continue to seek change. We do not want looting to occur again. #Bangladesh #hrf #unitednationhumanrights theguardian.com/business/2024/…

স্বচ্ছ-স্বাধীন-নিরপেক্ষ নির্বাচন, জনগণের ভোটাধিকার, সুশাসন, ন্যায়বিচার ও সমতা, গণতান্ত্রিক সংস্কৃতির চর্চা এবং দুর্নীতিমুক্ত বাংলাদেশের প্রত্যাশায় সবাইকে বিজয় দিবসের শুভেচ্ছা 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

After the Seven Wonders, nothing in the world is more surprising. project-syndicate.org/commentary/nor…

Happy New Year 2025 🌱

Oh, world, how much longer will you survive? At least run to Gaza now, O world. Take stones in your hands and confront this endless aggression. Die today, O world, standing in front of the missiles and tanks. ✊✊✊

Stand up against the brutal attacks by Israel in Palestine. Stop Genocide! ✊✊✊

Finally, Americans have come out to protest against tyranny. Solidarity with the Hands Off! movement. May democracy be liberated in America. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

সবাইকে বাংলা নববর্ষের শুভেচ্ছা। "এসো এসো এসো হে নবীন এসো এসো হে বৈশাখ এসো আলো এসো হে প্রাণ ডাক কালবৈশাখীর ডাক বাতাসে..."

Work is the means of living, but it is not living. - Josiah Gilbert Holland Solidarity on May Day ✊✊✊ 

I'm honored that Norsk PEN published my interview: "From machete attack to exile: A conversation with the Bangladeshi publisher Tutul, who refused to remain silent" norskpen.no/eng/from-mache…

Today in the Freethinker, Ahmedur Chowdhury - himself a victim of religious persecution - reflects on the paradoxes of exile. Ahmedur Chowdhury freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/the-pa…

My article, "The Paradox of Exile: A Fusion of Freedom, Disappointment, and Trauma," has been published in The Freethinker, a magazine for free thought and humanism, which has been in circulation for over a hundred years. freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/the-pa…

Moroccan feminist, atheist, psychologist, and longtime human rights activist Betty Lachgar has been arrested by Moroccan authorities on charges of "blasphemy." I strongly believe blasphemy is never a crime. I demand Betty Lachgar's unconditional release.

Wherever the activism of YoungPeople-in Nepal,Indonesia,Venezuela,and elsewhere-is a defining characteristic of theNewGeneration, and wherever people are protesting and fighting against corruption,misrule,imperialism,anddictatorshipIExpressMySolidarityWithThemandWishThem victory.

Uphold October 31st, Freedom to Publish Day!

I express my concern about the arrest and three-day prison sentence of Georgian publisher Zvaid Kvaratskhelia and demand his unconditional release. This situation is an important reminder of the need to officially declare Freedom to Publish Day worldwide on 31 October. ✊✊✊

On October 31, we call on publishers, writers, and readers everywhere to observe Freedom to Publish Day — an urgent reminder that the freedom to publish is the foundation of all other freedoms. #freedomtopublishday #freeexpression