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Freedom House
Researcher at Freedom House, focusing on journalism and online activism in Asia
PROFILE
Madeline Earp
Guest
FROM Madeline Earp
To the Point
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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