Digital oppression in Bangladesh | The Listening Post feature
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Bangladesh’s legal system includes laws that have been weaponised against those who dare to express political dissent against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina – or anyone who questions basic tenets of Islam – the religion of nearly 90% of Bangladeshis. One of those laws, the Digital Security Act, has only been on the books for four years – but more than 1,500 people have been charged under it. The DSA is written in a way that is tailor-made for abuse. Politicians have been jailed, writers have died in prison awaiting trial – and governmental promises to reform the law have come to nothing. The Listening Post’s Meenakshi Ravi […]