Dhaka, May 4 (IANS) Bangladesh has seen growing concerns across various quarters over media freedom, amid reports of oppression and legal cases against journalists, during the 18-month tenure of the previous Yunus-led interim government. Critics have called for ending the deadlock and the immediate release of journalists imprisoned in “false cases”, local media reported.Citing the findings of the Anti-Repression Journalist Front, leading Bangladeshi daily ‘Bangla Tribune’ reported that over 500 …
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Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) The local police authorities in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad arrested several ‘Aurat March’ activists earlier this week who had assembled near the National Press Club to demand gender justice on the eve of International Women’s Day. Even those who came to police station for getting information about detained participants were reportedly taken into custody. Such heavy-handedness showcases a troubling pattern in Pakistan, where the constitutional right to peaceful protes…
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) Human rights advocates, journalists, and community leaders warned that targeted violence against religious minorities and the exclusion of major political forces from Bangladesh’s election risk pushing the country toward what speakers called a “cataclysmic disaster,” urging urgent international action to protect minority rights and democratic freedoms.Speaking at a press conference at the National Press Club, organizers said the election, due within days, was bein…
Dhaka, Dec 26 (IANS) Members of the Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance – the Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mahajote – formed a human chain and held a protest rally in Dhaka on Friday, demanding justice and detailed investigation into last week’s brutal killing of Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das. 25-year-old Das was lynched by a mob over false blasphemy accusations on December 18. Dozens of radicals killed Das and then hung his body from a tree before setting it on fire. The shocking incident has in…