85 incidents of murder, gang rape, temple destruction in 66 days: Richard Benkin on the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh

That's So Hindu

English - December 24, 2020 12:00 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB
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In this episode Taniel Koushakjian talks with human rights activist Richard Benkin about how he came to devote his life to the plight of Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh, and what he’s personally seen visiting Hindu refugees living in both West Bengal and Bangladesh itself. **TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of rape and sexual assault.**

Richard Benkin's book, A Quiet Case of Ethnic Cleansing: The Murder of Bangladesh's Hindus

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