Dr. Imran H Sarker

'Dragged out and set on fire' - the Bangladesh mob killing that shocked the world bbc.in/4rQeNO1

Bangladesh heads to the polls on Feb 12 — but without its largest political party. The Awami League remains banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act, raising serious questions about the credibility of the election. Human rights groups warn of political repression, minority violence, and the silencing of journalists under the interim regime. Read here: theaustraliatoday.com.au/australias-2m-… Australia and Western democracies continue funding and engaging with a process many fear is neither free nor inclusive. Is this democracy — or a dangerous precedent? @Pallavi_Aus @JitarthJai @DrAmitSarwal @FaiyazBengali @albd1971 @dfat @AusHCBangladesh

No nation should have to accept terrorist attacks being launched against it from land controlled by another country. India is justified in striking terrorist infrastructure. There can be no impunity for terrorists.

UN experts urge #Pakistan to address human rights violations in #Balochistan, citing reports of widespread torture, ill-treatment, extrajudicial killings & violence by security forces, especially against peaceful protesters & human rights defenders. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

UN experts call on Pakistan to release detained Baloch activists, including Dr. Mahrang Baloch and Sammi Deen, and to end the crackdown on peaceful protesters. Thank you UN experts. Detailed statement below. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Pakistan Army is torturing Dr. Mahrang Baloch in worst manner in jail. Her family is not being allowed to meet her despite court orders. Mahrang's health is not good due to unhealthy food. Press conference of Nadia Baloch, sister of Mahrang Baloch.

Pakistan jails Baloch human rights activist time.com/7271141/pakist…

#BREAKING: Pakistani Police arrest Baloch Activist @SammiBaluch from a protest in Karachi against Pakistan Army’s atrocities and injustice against people of Balochistan. After Dr. Mahrang Baloch, Baloch Activist Sammi Deen Baloch harassed and assaulted and now arrested.

PAKISTAN: More than 38 hours since Mahrang Baloch's unlawful detention, she is still being denied access to her lawyers and family. There are also worrying reports of continued arbitrary arrests and detentions across Balochistan province. Pakistani authorities must immediately release Mahrang Baloch and all others being detained for exercising their right to peaceful protest, and refrain from implicating Baloch activists in frivolous cases to unlawfully prolong their detention.

🔔 Front Line Defenders Asia Award Winner, Sammi Deen Baloch, was forcibly arrested by the Karachi Police during a peaceful protest today against the ongoing violations and arrests of Baloch human rights defenders. A number of other Baloch HRDs have also been arrested and met with force by police. We call on authorities to immediately release Sammi Deen Baloch and other arrested HRDs, and to initiate an impartial and effective inquiry into the use of excessive force against peaceful protesters, which is unacceptable. Read more: zurl.co/Ce9dv

I spoke to @TIME, which nominated Mahrang for its TIME 100 Next emerging leaders list, and informed them about the circumstances surrounding my sister's arrest. time.com/7271141/pakist…

Syria: Today, churches in Syria were instructed not to hold Christmas celebrations, parades, or even display Saint Nicholas. The situation for Syria's Christians is deteriorating rapidly.

Russian security services cripple criminal network in Moscow The FSB press service announced the dismantling of three fraudulent call centers that netted tens of millions of dollars from victims in over 20 countries

Netanyahu announces that Israel has formally annexed the Golan Heights from Syria:

BREAKING : Israel is massively bombing Latakia in Syria right now, a city that has stood for over 4,000 years. Israel is literally annihilating Syria, and the West is celebrating it as “liberation”.

BREAKING: Israel has entered 14 kilometers deep into Syrian territory, Israeli media reports.

Can someone explain to me why we're supposed to celebrate Bashar al-Assad's replacement by a member of al-Qaeda?

Israel is destroying Syrian air bases, military and defense systems, intelligene, military & government structures. Basically they're demilitarizing Syria.