Mediagazer: Bangladeshi Bloggers Face Constant Death Threats Since Arrest (Emran Hossain/The Huffington Post)

11:45 AM ET, May 19, 2013

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Emran Hossain / The Huffington Post:

Bangladeshi Bloggers Face Constant Death Threats Since Arrest — WASHINGTON — Even though Rasel Parvez is out of prison, he isn't out of danger. — “They have pushed my life to a state in which I cannot walk free. I remain in self-confinement day after day, and my social relations are mostly snapped …

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Christine Haughney / New York Times:

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