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Bangladesh
Police arrested five university students suspected of the murder of an anti-Islam blogger. Islamists clashed with police in Dhaka, injuring a rickshaw driver and torching vehicles.
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Bangladesh
After a vice-president of the Jamaat-e-Islami received a death sentence for war crimes, protesting JI members rioted in numerous areas across the country, attacking police and setting fire to houses and a Hindu temple; over 30 people were killed, including at least three police officers, and more than 300 were wounded. The Islamist party called for a national strike on March 3 and 4.
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Bangladesh
Increasing violence in Bangladesh after Islamist leader gets life sentence
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Bangladesh
Thousands of Islamist protesters in several cities demanded the execution of allegedly blasphemous bloggers, after being incited by the country’s 12 Islamic parties. Protesters attacked police and journalists in the capital city of Dhaka, and used sticks and homemade bombs in Palashbari. Police responded with live bullets in Palashbari, killing two protesters. Across the country, two other persons died in the violence and about 200 were wounded.
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Bangladesh
The telecommunications regulator blocked at least two websites and removed other blog posts for “spreading hatred, provoking social disorder and hurting religious feelings.” Two bloggers critical of the Jamaat-e-Islami party have been killed in the past month. Thousands of JI activists protested in Dhaka and other cities calling for punishment or death of anti-Islam bloggers.
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Bangladesh
The parliament amended a law so sentences of those convicted of war crimes can be appealed and parties linked to war crimes can be banned. Eight of 11 persons accused of war crimes in Bangladesh belong to the Jamaat-e-Islami party. The JI warned that the legislation could “push the country into severe anarchy.” A blogger who had helped organize protests against the JI was hacked to death.
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Bangladesh
Protests against Islamists convicted of war crimes continued for the 11th day in Dhaka. Three Jamaat-e-Islami activists were killed in gunbattles with police.
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Bangladesh
Massive protest movement emerges against Islamists in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh
Massive protests continued for a ninth day in Dakha against the influence of Islamists, including the Jamaat-e-Islami. The protests began when a JI leader convicted of war crimes was not sentenced to death. Shibir, the JI’s student wing, staged counter-riots.
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Bangladesh
Abdul Kader Mullah, the leader of the country’s main Islamist party, the Jamaat-e-Islami, was sentenced to life in prison for war crimes. He was called the “butcher of Mirpur” for his role in massacres during Bangladesh’s 1971 war for independence from Pakistan. Nine other top Jamaat-e-Islami leaders have also been accused of war crimes. In protest, thousands of the party’s supporters clashed with police in Dakha, Chittagong, and other cities.
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Africa
Map: The countries most at risk for a coup in 2013
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Islamist party, staged a daylong strike, clashing with police and blocking roads in cities across the country; one activist was killed. Protesters damaged a US Embassy vehicle in Dhaka, and injured its driver and a policeman; no diplomatic staff were in the vehicle. The protesters demanded the release of several party leaders being tried for war crimes.
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Bangladesh
Burma considers citizenship for Rohingya Muslims
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Burma
More than 22,000 forced to flee Burma after worst sectarian violence in years, UN says
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Burma
Muslims, Buddhists clash in Burma
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Al Qaeda
New York Fed bomb plot: how Quazi Ahsan Nufis became radicalised
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Al Qaeda
Bangladesh father denies son involved in New York bomb plot
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Bangladesh
Police arrested nearly 300 people after Muslim mobs attacked Buddhist temples and houses. Dozens of buildings were looted and set on fire. Police said the attack had been organized, with many of the attackers having been bussed into the area.
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Bangladesh
The prime minister blamed radical Muslim Rohingya and political opponents for attacks on Buddhist temples and homes on Sunday. Army soldiers, border guards, and police were deployed to provide protection to returning Buddhists. The government banned public gatherings in the area.
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Bangladesh
Muslims protesting a photo on a Buddhist boy’s Facebook page set fire to at least 15 Buddhist temples and 40 homes near the border with Myanmar. The boy said the photo of a burned copy of the Koran was mistakenly tagged on his online profile. Attacks over the posting of the photo injured 20 people.
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Bangladesh
Protests erupted in the capital of Dhaka. Clashes with police left scores injured. Authorities had banned protests near the city’s main mosque to avoid unrest.
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Bangladesh
Film Protesters, Police Clash in Bangladesh
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Lebanon
Anti-American Protests Over Film Expand to More Than a Dozen Countries
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Bangladesh
Anti-Islam film protests spread across Middle East
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Bangladesh
Panic Radiates From Indian State of Assam
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Burma
Pakistan’s extremists whip up frenzy over Burma’s Muslims
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Bangladesh
Two Journalists Freed by Islamic Fighters in Syria After Weeklong Ordeal
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India
Thousands flee rioting in Indian state of Assam
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Bangladesh
Burma faces more unrest in Rakhine state
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Bangladesh
Police collect bodies in strife-torn Myanmar town
