[Reader-list] Shahidul Alam detained by Indian Border Security Force

Wed Jun 17 12:35:06 IST 2009

Dear All, one issue that is concerning me is, are men and women in media
above laws.? If they are doing any project, they can violate laws of the
land.? Is media responsible to citizens of the nation in which they are
operating.? Or they are responsible only to media barons and the share
holders of the media corporate to share the "profits" of such projects.? As
the humans work in different walks of life, do they become above laws if
they are say, politicians, judicial appointees and executives, or are they
appointed to serve the citizens in best possible interests of the citizens.?

  Now, as to current matter ubder discussion, it is to be noted that if the
border force do their duties sincerely, no under age married girls can come
in to India and work as dance bar girls, sex workers in as far as south
India, particularly in Chennai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad. It is true that
they have practically no opportunities to earn a living in their bangaldesh,
but the sad issue is many of these married girls are in southern India,,
recently Bangalore police with Chennai counter parts ripped open the network
of this illegal trade of human traffick and sex trade. Local news network
channel 9 and Udaya TV and also Suvarna tv covered the issue
comprehensively. Even with recession and lesser salaries, the stressed minds
are seeking extra carnal pleasures ?

As to this man of media, why he has not taken necessary authorisation for
the project work.? Is he under cover operative for any group.? If Dr.
Binayak Sen can be held captive in detention for the good work he has had on
record, is not above laws, which ofcourse is obnxious, are men in media
above laws.?

  Amusingly, the fate of Prajna Thakur and 12 others who are under detention
for months now without any shred of proof has no defenders of human rights
talking or them.! None is concerned about these detentions of Prajna
Thakur.? Perceptions of a few seem to be taking over the rights and wrongs
in society, when it comes to human rights of the humans.?

  Regards,

   Rajen.

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 11:16 AM, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com>wrote:

> Photographer Shahidul Alam spends 6hrs in BSF custody:
>
> http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=87461&cid=2
>
>
> http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Bangladeshi-photographer-held--crossing--Indo-Bangla-border/477648
>
> Two versions of the same story. However, if as per the BSF officials are
> claiming that Alam crossed over in the Dhubri sector, which is also my home
> district, the Brahmaputra river is itself the border. during the floods
> immigrant bangladeshis in connivance of BSF and BDR enter India on boats
> carrying pineapples from across the border. the no man's land mentioned in
> both of the reports is actually river brahmaputra.
>
> thanks anupam
>
>
> On 6/17/09, Santhosh Kumar <santhosh.kanipayur at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > it is hard to believe that you will believe....
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Hard to believe .....
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Shun-Ling Chen <schen at law.harvard.edu
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > http://unheardvoice.net/blog/2009/06/16/shahidul-alam-detained-by-indian
> > > > -border-security-force/
> > > >
> > > > Dr Shahidul Alam, well-known photographer, and founder Drik, was
> > > > detained by Indian Border Security Forces while working on the
> > > > Bangladesh side of the border on his Brahmaputra project. He called
> me
> > > > at 18:21 pm to tell me that the guards had asked him to come over,
> and
> > > > then detained him at Sahapara 21 IPP, across the border from Rowmari.
> > > > His two colleagues are on the Bangladeshi side of the border, and
> can't
> > > > get to him.
> > > >
> > > > Please contact Home and Foreign Ministry officials requesting that
> they
> > > > do all possible to get him released immediately. It is worth
> mentioning
> > > > that the Indian BSF have detained and killed many innocent
> Bangladeshis
> > > > in recent years, in the border areas.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.mediahelpingmedia.org/content/view/387/1/
> > > > News - South Asia
> > > > By David Brewer
> > > > Tuesday, 16 June 2009
> > > >
> > > > Reports from Bangladesh say that Shahidul Alam, the photo journalist,
> > > > blogger and founder of the Drik picture network has been detained by
> > > > Indian border security forces while working on the Bangladesh side of
> > > > the border.
> > > >
> > > > In a message to this site from Dhaka, Alam's partner says he was
> > working
> > > > on a multimedia project about the Brahmaputra with two colleagues
> when
> > > > border guards took him awa
> > > >
> > > > There are now fears for Alam's safety and supporters are calling on
> the
> > > > international community to push for his release.
> > > >
> > > > The last message from Shahidul Alam came through at !8:21 on Tuesday
> 16
> > > > June when he called home to say that border security guards had asked
> > > > him to come over to the Indian side of the border where they detained
> > > > him at Sahapara 21 IPP, across the border from Rowmari.
> > > >
> > > > His two colleagues are on the Bangladeshi side of the border, and
> can't
> > > > get to him.
> > > >
> > > > At the time Alam was working on the Bangladesh end of the river
> > > > Brahmaputra project. He had travelled to Kurigram with two Drik
> > > > colleagues to take photos, video and stills.
> > > >
> > > > Contact has been made with a number of local and international media
> > > > organisations and government officials, including the Indian High
> > > > Commission.
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-- 
Rajen.