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Advocate Shahanur Islam October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 authoritarianism, bangladesh, democracy, freedom of speech, government crackdown, human rights, judicial abuse, justice system, lawyers in prison, legal persecution, Muhammad Yunus, political prisoners, political repression, rule of law

OPINION: How the Yunus Interim Government Weaponized Justice in Bangladesh

Statistics cannot capture the sound of a cell door closing on a lawyer who once argued for others’ freedom. It

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Osama Rawal August 7, 2025August 29, 2025 2012 hate speech, AIMIM, akbaruddin owaisi, asaduddin owaisi, communal propaganda, communal rhetoric, communal violence India, Communalism, freedom of speech, hate speech in India, hate speech laws India, Hindu right-wing, Hindu-Muslim relations, hindutva, Indian democracy, Indian elections, Indian media bias, indian muslims, indian politics, Islam in India, minority politics, Muslim politicians, Owaisi brothers controversy, political hypocrisy, political polarization India, religious tensions India, sectarianism in India, South Asian politics, symbolic resistance, Telangana politics

OPINION: Weaponized Rhetoric in India—The Case of Akbaruddin Owaisi

Far from empowering Muslims, Akbaruddin’s rhetoric is downright foolish. In the complex and often combustible landscape of Indian politics, few

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OPINION: Yunus Defies UN, Bans Bangladesh’s Awami League Without Referendum

Bangladeshi democracy has always been a bit of a balancing act—it’s fragile, often disputed, and shaped by deep mistrust among

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UAE Analyst Taha Slams Western Silence on Muslim Brotherhood’s Rise

Dubai — In a recent podcast interview that has sparked renewed debate over the West’s handling of Islamist extremist groups,

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OPINION: Why Is the Yunus Government Brutally Targeting Lawyers in Bangladesh?

By Advocate Shahanur Islam Perhaps the most dangerous tactic employed by the Yunus government is the use of fabricated charges

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OPINION: Bangladesh on a new dawn raining clouds of Extremism

Cultural and religious minorities in Bangladesh are also suffering due to rising extremism. The New York Times published a report

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Millichronicle November 15, 2023February 1, 2025 freedom of speech, muslim brotherhood, saudi arabia

‘Saudi Arabia Safer Than West to Express Views, No Fear of Extremists’, says Indian Counter-Extremism Analyst

Zahack expressed gratitude for the atmosphere in Saudi Arabia, where he believed differing opinions could be embraced without the fear