Patna, July 27 (IANS) All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora on Monday warned the Bihar government that the organisation would call a statewide Bihar Bandh on July 30 if students and protest leaders arrested during the recent demonstrations are not released by July 29. The announcement came after Bora visited Beur Central Jail in Patna, where she met detained student leaders and political activists. Following the visit, she addressed a press conference and issued an ultimatum…
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Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) Journalists in Pakistan have urged the Parliament to review all media laws and termed the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016 “draconian black law, specifically engineered to facilitate the arm-twisting of journalists and the suppression of Pakistan’s media landscape”, reports said. A declaration issued at the conclusion of the National Journalists Convention on “Media Laws, Regulations, and Ethics”, organised by the Pakistan Fede…
Dhaka, Feb 27 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League expressed grave concern over a sharp rise in criminal cases, arrests, intimidation and physical attacks against journalists across the country since the political transition on August 5, 2024, citing reports by domestic and international watchdogs.The party highlighted warnings from media groups that the trend risks eroding press freedom at a critical political juncture in Bangladesh.“When Bangladesh underwent political transition on 5 August 20…