Updated: Industry Colleague Shahidul Alam Arrested, denied bail, now freed

August 10, 2018 Marco | Editor

Update: Shahidul Alam has now been freed and is to report back for his trial

via Dhaka Tribune Photographers demand immediate release of Shahidul Alam

Update via The Guardian The work of jailed photo journalist Shahidul Alam

Update via Daily star

Update via DW

Update via Al Jazeera

Shahidul Alam, a Bangladeshi photojournalist, teacher and social activist and founder of photography agency Majority World and Drik photo library has been arrested in Bangladesh for giving an interview to Al Jazeera and posting critical comments on the government on Facebook. Shahidul Alam is well known in the stock photo industry and has visited Cepic including speaking at the Istanbul edition.

A number of newspapers have reported on the arrest: The Guardian / The Guardian / BJP / Al Jazeera

There is an ongoing appeal on change.org

Marco | Editor

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