The power politics of law enforcement: Arrest of prominent photographer Shahidul under the unlawful ICT Act Bangladesh 2019 After the death of two students in a road accident in late July 2018, protests sparked in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, with tens out thousands...
By Madeleine Meyjes Lalon Sai was a Bengali poet and singer whose work advocated for interfaith harmony in his work. Lalon’s songs have inspired many and his words can be returned to in order when promoting interfaith harmony. Many of Lalon’s teachings were not...
Shahzoda Nazarova runs Red Intellect with her husband, Mehdi Jami an Iranian-British media consultant. Shahzoda was a guest speaker in the Freedom Book Fair, 2019 – held in The Hague, The Netherlands . Red Intellect, is a private publishing company based in the North...
As a Bangladeshi, you speak up at your own risk By: Shucheesmita Simonti I was very young when I went to a cultural program with my mother and my brother. We saw “Putul Nach”, or puppetry dance (1). It was quite amusing for a 9 year old, and 20 years later, I can...
Maybe I’m No Human* By Nirmalendu Goon, Translation by S M Maniruzzaman Maybe I’m no human, humans are different;They can walk, they can sit, and they can wander room to roomThey are different; they are afraid of death, scared of snakes.Maybe I’m no human. Then how...
Linking human rights & technology in The Hague Written and published by: Impact City APRIL 5, 2019 During this year’s Movies that Matter Festival, we held our second annual Ideation Session joining forces with The Hague Hacks, Border Sessions and...
Creating multilingual content to spread information Think is a volunteer-led charity that makes engaging videos on history, science, and art. The charity is founded by Bonya Ahmed and Imtiaz Shams- human rights defenders who have been an integral part of annual HPP...
Op de warmste 19 april die ooit is gemeten in Nederland, bevolken grote groepen mensen de terrassen van Utrecht. Ook in de buurt van Theater Kikker, waar de paneldiscussie ‘Muslims Represent!’ zal plaatsvinden. Bezoekers druppelen langzaam naar binnen, waar ze worden...
Democratic Republic of Congo The 2018 general elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, held on 30th of December, were set out to determine a successor of the long-standing president – Mr. Kabila (Wembi 2017). As a matter of fact, power transfer has never...
Design for Activism Lab @ Border Sessions By Nina Nout On June 13 2018, we had the pleasure of hosting our Design For Activism lab at the Border Sessions Festival. The goal of the lab was to design a workflow that creates opportunities for tech experts and companies...
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