Tasneem Khalil

Tasneem Khalil is an exiled Bangladeshi journalist. He is editor-in-chief of Netra News. He previously worked for The Daily Star and was a stringer for CNN and a consultant for Human Rights Watch. During the 2006–2008 Bangladesh emergency, he was detained and tortured while in the custody of Bangladesh's intelligence services. After his confinement in Bangladesh, he went into hiding for one month, and in June 2007 was able to escape Bangladesh. From there, he went into exile with his family and sought refuge in Sweden, a country he chose for its record on freedom of speech. Sweden granted him asylum in June 2007. Khalil currently lives in Örebro, Sweden, where he is publisher and editor of Independent World Report, a world news magazine focused on human rights issues. Khalil studied English Linguistics at North South University, and human rights at Malmö University in Malmö.