Brussels, 02/04/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 1 April, the European Union condemned the murder of bloggers Washiqur Rahman and Avijit Roy in Bangladesh, describing it as “an attack on free speech and democracy”. Avijit Roy was murdered on 26 February and Washiqur Rahman on 30 March, both as a result of machete attacks, in Dhaka.
“Government authorities, political parties and civil society should stand together against the actions of violent extremists in Bangladesh. The...