Difference between revisions of "Attacks on Atheist Bloggers in Bangladesh"

A number of [[atheism|atheist]] and secularist bloggers were murdered or seriously injured by Islamic militants in Bangladesh as of early 2013.  Notable incidents included the attacks of [[Ahmed Rajib Haider]] (murdered),<ref name=bdnews24_16feb2013>{{cite news | title = Killers hacked Rajib first, then slit his throat: police | publisher = [[bdnews24.com]] | url = http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/02/16/killers-hacked-rajib-first-then-slit-his-throat-police | date = 16 February 2013}}</ref> [[Asif Mohiuddin]] (survived),<ref name=ht_15jan2013>{{cite news |date=17 April 2017 |title='Militant atheist' blogger stabbed in Bangladesh |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/militant-atheist-blogger-stabbed-in-bangladesh/article1-989966.aspx |newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |access-date = 17 April 2017}}</ref> Sunnyur Rahaman (survived),<ref name=bdnews24_7mar2013>{{cite news |author=<!-- Staff writer(s); no by-line. --> |title= Another blogger stabbed at Pallabi |url= http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/03/07/another-blogger-stabbed-at-pallabi |newspaper= bdnews24 |location= Bangladesh |date= 7 March 2013 |access-date= 17 April 2017 }}</ref> Shafiul Islam (murdered),<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh professor who pushed for ban on full-face veils hacked to death: police |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/bangladesh-professor-who-pushed-for-ban-on-full-face-veils-hacked-to-death-police |work=The Straits Times |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=16 November 2014}}</ref> [[Avijit Roy]] (murdered),<ref name=USAtheist>{{cite news|title=Atheist US blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/bangladesh/11438812/Atheist-US-blogger-hacked-to-death-in-Bangladesh.html|accessdate=17 April 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=27 February 2015}}</ref> Oyasiqur Rhaman (murdured),<ref name=Oyasiqur>{{cite news |title=Knife attack kills Bangladesh blogger Washiqur Rahman |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32112433 |work=BBC News |date=30 March 2015 |accessdate=17 April 2017}}</ref> Ananta Bijoy Das (murdured),<ref>{{cite news |date=12 May 2015 |title=Slain blogger Ananta Bijoy Das' last words in 'devil's world' |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/05/12/slain-blogger-ananta-bijoy-das-last-words-in-devils-world |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref> Niloy Chatterjee (murdured),<ref name="Star">{{cite news |date=8 August 2015 |title=Blogger killed once again |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/blogger-killed-once-again-123493 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref> Faisal Arefin Dipan (murdured), Ranadeep Basu, Tareque Rahim,<ref>{{cite web |date=31 October 2015 |title=Bangladeshi secular publisher hacked to death|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34688245 |website = BBC News|accessdate=17 April 2017}}</ref> Nazimuddin Samad (murdered),<ref>{{cite news |title=Liberal Bangladeshi blogger killed by machete-wielding attackers |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-blogger-idUSKCN0X40FZ |work=Reuters |date=7 April 2016 |type=Editorial}}</ref> and Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury (murdured).<ref>{{cite news |title=Tutul wins PEN Int'l Writer of Courage award |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/tutul-wins-pen-intl-writer-courage-award-1298908 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=15 October 2016 |access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref>  Many of the bloggers were active in the [[Shahbag movement]], which demanded the death penalty for war criminal [[Abdul Quader Molla]].