. >> meet yasin ali.the man with more than 100 criminal cases against him he is a senior organizers with the bangladesh nationalist party. the bnp. with charges piling up, yasin and many others like him have gone into hiding. >> almost none of our works can engage in public activities any more. this is the way the government is holding ton power. >> it has become hard for yasin and others to coordinate their campaign. he and other activists no longer take regular calls because they're afraid their phones may be tapped. they rely on internet communication services. yasin ali was a constant presence at this court showing up to answer charges or request extensions of bail. now that he's in hiding he no longer come here, but there are plenty of activists who are being brought here almost every day. at least 10,000 opposition activists have been arrested since the latest round of protests began in january. the government desemis allegations of harassment, insisting instead that the bnp is involved in violent a