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The Bangladesh Blogger Murders

Mukul Devichand reports on the mood amongst bloggers in Bangladesh following the murders this year of four atheist internet bloggers, apparently for challenging religious belief.

This year, in Bangladesh, four atheist internet bloggers have been brutally murdered by men with machetes, apparently for challenging religious belief. The suspects are all Islamic extremists. The killings follow a polarised online debate between atheists and Islamists. As the Editor of 大象传媒 Trending, Mukul Devichand, reports the mood now amongst bloggers is a mixture of fear and defiance.

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New Year's Day 2016 12:30GMT
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