by SAMSN Admin | May 15, 2020 | Bangladesh, Media Regulations, Politics, Release
Media workers from Meherpur Pratidin daily are accused of defaming former lawmaker Maqbool Hossain under the Digital Security Act (DSA). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) call on authorities to drop the charges and review the Digital Security Act....
by SAMSN Admin | May 6, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations
The first five days of May has seen the arrest of five journalists under the draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) over their news articles and Facebook posts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses its serious concern over the arrests and urges...
by SAMSN Admin | May 5, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Media Rights Violations, Release
Shafiqul Islam Kajol, a photojournalist who had been missing for nearly two months, was arrested on World Press Freedom Day, May 3, by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) who claim that he was found illegally trespassing the border from India. The International Federation...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 27, 2020 | Attack, Bangladesh, Freedom of Expression, Release
Sajal Bhuiyan, the Narsingdi district correspondent for SA Television was punched, kicked and beaten by men wielding batons while collecting information on the alleged relief rice embezzlement in Bangladesh. The International Federation of Journalists condemns the...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 22, 2020 | Access to Information, Bangladesh, Censorship, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release
A politician has accused media workers who shared a story on the alleged misappropriation of Covid-19 relief rice in Bangladesh of breaching the Digital Security Act. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses grave concern over the misuse of the...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release
Kurigram based journalist, Ariful Islam was arrested at midnight on March 13 and sentenced within a few hours by a “mobile court”. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the imprisonment and the dubious use of mobile courts. Bangla Tribune...
