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Researcher at Freedom House, focusing on journalism and online activism in Asia
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Madeline Earp
Guest
FROM Madeline Earp
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Free Speech Crisis and Bangladeshi Bloggers Yesterday, masked men armed with machetes hacked a blogger to death in Sylhet. Three secular or atheist bloggers have been murdered recently in Bangladesh — a majority Muslim country. It sounds like it's far away, but the incidents are being seen as part of a worldwide pattern of attacks on free speech. We hear more from Madeline Earp, a researcher at Freedom House , which focuses on journalism and online activism in Asia, and from George Packer, a staff writer for the New Yorker . His article, " Mute Button: The Free Speech Crisis ," appeared last month. Photo: Anonymous Account
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