AFAD condemns the imprisonment of two Bangladeshi journalists, Hasan Ali and Aslam Ali, due to charges under Section 57 of the repressive Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. Both are also human rights defenders. Hasan Ali is associated with AFAD member organization, Odhikar, and has published several reports on human rights violations in Bangladesh, including extra-judicial killings, torture, rape and enforced disappearances.