The Subornogram Foundation was founded in 2003 by a Bangladeshi young activist Shahed Kayes. The Foundation seeks to build a knowledge-based society in Bangladesh and defend the rights of women, children, and marginalized communities. It promotes environmental awareness, human rights, democracy, rule of law and freedom of speech in Bangladesh. Subornogram Foundation is involved with…
The Subornogram Foundation was founded in 2003 by a Bangladeshi young activist Shahed Kayes. The Foundation seeks to build a knowledge-based society in Bangladesh and defend the rights of women, children, and marginalized communities. It promotes environmental awareness, human rights, democracy, rule of law and freedom of speech in Bangladesh. Subornogram Foundation is involved with…
On June 4, 2017, Burmese authorities arrested U Tun Tun Oo, leader of the Human Rights Activists Association, citing Burma’s notorious Telecommunications Law. He was arrested for livestreaming the play “We Want No War,” which is critical of the army’s historical persecution of ethnic groups. Two days before his arrest, Burmese authorities detained two journalists…
On December 8, 2016, Cameroonian authorities killed at least four people and injured 20 others during a protest outside a meeting between the Cameroon President, Paul Biya, and the ruling “Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement” (RDPC) political party in Bamenda, Cameroon. Demonstrators spoke out against the marginalization of the Anglophone minority resulting from the country’s dominant use…