To convey the support for Shahidul Alam, the detained photojournalist and activist, Index on Censorship and twenty-three other globally renowned civil society organisations have signed a petition calling immediate unconditional release and dropping of all the allegations. Since being taken into custody, Alam has been denied access to his lawyers, and was reportedly beaten and is in poor health. Authorities initially agreed that Alam would be taken to hospital for medical assistance, but after a brief visit on 8 August, he has been returned to detention. Read the full article