Bangladesh’s Embattled Bloggers:
As the trial for the killing of Avijit Roy reaches a verdict, a friend recalls the atmosphere at the Ekushey Book Fair a year after the iconic secularist was murdered.
Tag: Bangladesh
Raihan Abir: The Rhetoric of Resistance
In the fall of 2019, PEN Canada collaborated with Ryerson’s Community Engaged Learning & Teaching (CELT) initiative and Literatures of Modernity graduate program in the Faculty of Arts to bring members of our Writers-in-Exile network into the classroom.
PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize awarded to Raihan Abir
Author and blogger Raihan Abir will receive the PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize at the PEN Canada benefit at the International Festival of Authors, October 22.
Bangladesh: Brutal Murder of LGBT Editor
The savage murder of an editor of Bangladesh’s only LGBT magazine in Dhaka is another tragic example of the government’s gross failure to protect intellectuals, activists and writers.
Bangladesh: University Professor Hacked to Death
The tragic and brutal murder of Rezaul Karim Siddique must be investigated immediately and thoroughly.
Bangladesh: Journalist Faces 30 Counts of Criminal Defamation
PEN is deeply concerned by reports that The Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam is facing 38 lawsuits for criminal defamation and sedition.
Joint Statement: Calling on the Canadian Government to Help Secularists in Bangladesh
Joint letter calls on the Canadian government to help a citizen’s Bangladeshi husband recover in safety from a brutal attack.
Bangladesh: In support of the Dhaka Literary Festival
PEN International and English PEN express both solidarity and our concern ahead of the upcoming Dhaka Literary Festival.
Bangladesh: Authorities Must Protect Secular Writers and Their Publishers
The government of Bangladesh is failing in its obligation to protect secular writers and publishers after the murder of Faisal Arefin Dipan.
Avijit Roy is PEN’s Empty Chair at the International Festival of Authors
Slain Bangladeshi-American author and blogger Avijit Roy is PEN Canada’s Empty Chair at the 36th International Festival of Authors (IFOA). Roy was murdered by religious extremists in Dhaka, Bangladesh in February 2015.