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Hundreds gather in Dhaka to protest Digital Security Act

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Dhaka, Mar 1(EFE/EPA).- Hundreds of people rallied on Monday in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, to reiterate their concerns over the Digital Security Act 2018, which they claim hampers the freedom of the press and free speech.The law - proposed by prime minister Sheikh Hasina, penalizes "negative propaganda" against former-president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina's father, or against Bangladesh's Liberation War.It also states that publication of "false and distorted" information against the state or "spreading rumors" will be punishable by up to three years in jail. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM). SHOT LIST: PROTEST AGAINST THE DIGITAL SECURITY ACT 2018, IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH.

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