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The United States has voiced concerns over the detention of hundreds of individuals associated with the Awami League in Bangladesh. This crackdown comes ahead of a planned protest against the interim government. The US emphasized the importance of freedom of expression and assembly, urging the Bangladeshi government to protect these rights for all citizens. ANI The United States has expressed concerns over hundreds of workers and supporters of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party being arrested in a major crackdown ahead of their planned protest in Dhaka against the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
The US State Department stressed the importance of freedom of expression in a democracy even by dissenting voices, adding that upholding and protecting these freedoms is necessary to ensure a “true democratic future” for Bangladesh.
In response to a question asked in the briefing room, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said, “Upholding and protecting freedoms for Bangladeshis is necessary to ensure a true democratic future.”
“We support the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association for all, including dissenting and opposition voices. These freedoms and our point of view are essential elements of any democracy. We routinely communicate that support to all our partners, including the ever-interim government of Bangladesh. And upholding and protecting these freedoms for all Bangladeshis is necessary to ensure a true democratic future,” Patel told reporters.
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