Bangladesh: Blogger Asif Mohiuddin arrested over ___blasphemous__� blog posts
Event- Country
- Bangladesh
- Initial Date
- Apr 3, 2013
- Event Description
On 3 April 2013, Asif Mohiuddin, a prominent secular blogger was arrested by the Detective Branch of the Dhaka police and interrogated about his recent posts. Mohiuddin was arrested for posting "anti-religious" comments on his blog (http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/realAsifM), which the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) blocked on 31 March. His arrest follows the creation of a committee on 13 March that is tasked with identifying "blasphemous" bloggers and bringing them to justice. The committee is under the control of the prime minister's office. Police investigators already questioned Mohiuddin about his blog on 23 March. His arrest comes a day after three other bloggers - Subrata Adhikari Shuvo, Mashiur Rahman Biplob and Rasel Parvez ��- were arrested on similar grounds.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Intimidation and Threats
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Not active
- Event Location
Latitude: 23.70992
Longitude: 90.40714
- Event Location