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Video: Emotions Run High As Activist is Slain in Bangladesh

As protestors in Bangladesh continue to call for a 1971 Liberation War criminal to receive the death penalty, opponents slew an activist behind the Shahbag protest in Dhaka. People leave messages next to a picture of slain activist Ahmed Rajib Haider Shuvo on Facebook.
Multimedia

As protestors in Bangladesh's capital continue to rally for capital punishment of a 1971 Liberation War criminal, opponents retaliate by slaying an activist blogger.

February 15th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photos: Across Generations, Bangladeshis Unite to Demand a Death Sentence

Protestors in the Shahbag area in Dhaka, Bangladesh arrange lit candles to form the number 71 in Bangla, signifying the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. (Naorose Bin Ali)
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After a week of protests in Bangladesh calling for the death of a 1971 war criminal, we take a look at the history that motivates thousands of people to demand capital punishment.

February 14th by Tahiat Mahboob | Comments

Photos: Lahore Christians Put Local Spin on Holiday Rituals

An elderly woman singing along with a Christmas carol at Dhala United Methodist Church, Lahore, Pakistan in December 2011. (Nushmia Khan)
Multimedia

Pakistani-American multimedia journalist Nushmia Khan gets poignant images of a sometimes embattled religious minority.

January 23rd by Asia Society | Comments

Video: Ian Bremmer on the US, China and a New Cold War

Ian Bremmer at Asia Society Studios in New York.
Policy

Geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer warns, "If you pretend that conflicts aren't there and you put them underneath the bed, they fester; they get worse and people get antagonized."

June 4th by Shuan Sim | Comments

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