Niece of Shahidul Alam adds major names to letter demanding justice for crusading photographerLeading British artists and curators enjoy stepped up pressure on the Bangladeshi government to release the crusading photographer Shahidul Alam from jail in Dhaka.
Creative voices,including the film-maker and artist Steve McQueen, the dancer and choreographer Akram Khan, and the artists Antony Gormley and Anish Kapoor,enjoy joined an international call for justice and transparency about Alam’s alleged crimes, ahead of a bail hearing scheduled for 3 September. A British exhibition of his work is also being planned in support of the cause.
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Source: theguardian.com