It is a privilege to speak in Geneva, among those who share a commitment to human rights, truth, and justice. It is in that spirit that I must speak about Bangladesh — a country whose people rose in 2024 wanting change, but whose present is now marked by violence, denial, and a dangerous attempt to
Introduction: A Nation in Crisis In Bangladesh, fear and uncertainty grip the nation. The Monsoon Uprising, a wave of protests that toppled the Awami League government in August 2024, has spiralled into chaos, marked by mob violence, revenge killings, and a surge in extremist influence. Jamaat-e-Islami, a radical Islamist political movement long accused of fostering
Introduction from Narrativa360 Afghanistan’s governance challenges remain among the most complex in the world. This essay, authored by Professor Sayed Hussain Eshraq and Zalmai Nishat, outlines the intellectual foundation and practical design of the Composite Comprehensive Roadmap (CCR), a product of the Cambridge Massoud Conference. The CCR seeks to fuse Afghanistan’s historical, cultural, and civilisational
The interim government of Muhammad Yunus is sinking under the weight of its own contradictions. Once hailed by foreign observers as a corrective to Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian drift, Yunus has embraced the very tactics of repression he claimed to abhor. The arrests of former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui, Dhaka University Professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman Karzon,
Something historic took place in the heart of Rome in late July. In the Italian Parliament, before an audience of prominent political figures and lawmakers, Iran’s democratic opposition laid out its case: the people of Iran are ready to reclaim their country – and they already have the framework to make it happen. Maryam Rajavi,
On the surface, the July Declaration launched in Dhaka reads like a triumphant statement. It celebrates the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government and the symbolic end of a long cycle of repression and democratic backsliding. Yet beneath the rhetoric of liberation, the document offers little in the way of stability, unity, or justice. It is
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a nation blessed with unparalleled natural wealth, remains trapped in a vortex of violence, exploitation, and despair. At present, the eastern provinces continue to bleed from conflicts that have displaced millions and claimed countless lives. The recent US-brokered peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda, signed on 27th June
Secularism didn’t just arrive, gift-wrapped, on the doorstep of modern society. To get why it took root, we’ve got to step back into the world of George Jacob Holyoake, the father of Western secularism. Imagine living in a place where the church decided what you learned, how you lived, even how you thought. Holyoake, a
10 Questions for Heidi Kingstone 1.) Your article powerfully weaves personal narratives, legal history, and current affairs. What initially drew you to write about genocide, especially at a time when the word seemed, as you put it, “dusty”? When I was about 12, my parents, younger brother, and I travelled to Germany and went to
By Heidi Kingstone Genocide was once a term reserved for the darkest chapters of history. But as urban warfare ravages cities from Mosul to Aleppo to Rafah, and mass atrocities go unpunished in Africa and beyond, Heidi Kingstone explores what it means to confront ‘the crime of crimes’ — and why, despite all we’ve learned,