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In September, Nusrat Shahrin Raka told her brother, Bangladeshi journalist Kanak Sarwar, that someone created a Facebook account impersonating her.

That fake profile landed Raka in jail – a move Sarwar believes is in retaliation for his work.

#FreeNusrat
cpj.org/2022/01/exiled…
Kanak Sarwar worked as a journalist in Bangladesh for more than 20 years before he fled in 2016 after he was detained for nine months.

In October, #Bangladesh police detained his his sister, Nusrat Shahrin Raka, who remains behind bars.

#FreeNusrat
cpj.org/2022/01/exiled…
"My sister has been targeted because of my journalism," exiled Bangladeshi journalist Kanak Sarwar told CPJ of his sister’s detention. "She is treated like a convicted criminal just because she is my sister."

cpj.org/2022/01/exiled…
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Tanzania: Freedoms Threatened Ahead of Elections hrw.org/news/2020/09/0…
#Tanzania authorities have stepped up repression of opposition parties, nongovernmental organizations, and the media ahead of the country’s general elections
This @hrw report is tip of the iceberg!
"Two editors of independent newspapers, .. said that officials had informally told them not to publish material that the government would not like... they had been “subtly warned” not to give prominent coverage to .. @TunduALissu and @BenMembe "
@hrw
#Tanzania
"The authorities have suspended organizations for perceived political activities and for work protecting the rights of LGBT people"
hrw.org/news/2020/09/0…
Forget about even basic human rights!
@hrw
#Tanzania
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