Shuddshashar’s editorial body releases statements in response to urgent humanitarian crises. These statements reflect Shuddhashar FreeVoice’s views on a particular issue and serve our broader goal of raising awareness about injustices, urging appropriate authorities to act, and holding perpetrators accountable.
Bangladeshi authorities and the wider citizenry must deliver on the promise of a country that functions on the principles of egalitarianism and justice.
Bangladesh Must Protect Marginalised Communities Read More »
Denmark gave Murshida Aktar refuge. It now has a responsibility not to send her back into danger.
How Safe is Bangladesh for an At-Risk Woman Writer? Read More »
Bangladesh’s newly elected government has a moral and legal responsibility to bring justice for Avijit Roy and the many others killed, exiled, and silenced at the hands of Islamist extremists who acted with impunity under the Awami League.
Justice for Avijit! Read More »
The military training aircraft tragedy that killed several children in Dhaka was not only avoidable but also indicative of pervasive mismanagement, incompetence, and callousness.
A Bangladesh Tragedy Foretold Read More »
Bangladesh must end its pervasive culture of mob justice, vindictive politics, and the harassment and arrest of individuals without substantiated evidence.
Bangladesh Stands at a Critical Turning Point Read More »
We are deeply troubled by reports of another US military intervention in the Middle East. The US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities mark a dangerous escalation in a conflict between Israel and Iran that risks becoming an all-out regional war. What is particularly concerning is President Trump’s remark that his country will use greater military
The US and Israel Must Step Back from War with Iran Read More »
Even as tensions spread in the region, we must remember the humanitarian crisis faced by the people in Gaza.
We Must Not Look Away From Gaza Read More »
We are deeply alarmed by the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident, green-card holder, and prominent Palestinian student activist at Columbia University, who now faces possible deportation. The antisemitism accusations leveled against him are spurious and highly problematic. His arrest marks a pivotal moment for the future of free speech and the right
Set Mahmoud Khalil Free Read More »
It has been a decade since Avijit Roy, a Bangladeshi-American freethinker and a Shuddhashar writer, was hacked to death in Dhaka by members of a radical Islamist group, while his wife, Rafida Ahmed Bonya, sustained serious injuries. It has been a decade since Bangladesh lost one of its brightest intellectuals. His death marked the beginning
A Decade without Avijit Roy Read More »
Shuddhashar is deeply alarmed by repeated signs that Bangladesh is harnessing its repressive state apparatus, and that the interim government is allowing threats of violence and discrimination. Over the past decade, a culture of impunity has allowed violence against minorities, secularists, and freethinkers to flourish. If hopes were raised that the July mass uprising might
Freedom to (Hate) Speech in Bangladesh! Read More »
We are deeply alarmed by and strongly condemn President Trump’s announcement that the US will ‘take over’ and ‘own’ the Gaza Strip. Should this plan be carried out, it will amount to the ethnic cleansing of its current inhabitants. Around two million Gazans will lose their ancestral homes. The Nakba will be re-enacted. The announcement
Gaza belongs to Palestinians Read More »
