Why you should speak up for slain blogger
Some people in Bangladesh murdered another blogger, because he advocated for secular government and rationalism. If you have not taken a side in this growing global fight for free speech, the time has come.
Ananta Bijoy Das was attacked by four assailants in the northeastern Bangladeshi city of Sylhet Tuesday morning, police officials said.
He was a writer for the blog, "Mukto Mona." The website's name means "free mind." It was founded by Avijit Roy, an American-Bangladeshi writer who promoted secular and scientific views, and was similarly hacked to death in February -- his wife badly injured in the same attack.… Seguir leyendo »