New York, July 16 (IANS) Several leading press freedom and human rights organisations have called on the Bangladesh government to end the persecution of journalists in the country, while urging the authorities to ensure that media professionals Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu are not criminally prosecuted, particularly on charges of crimes against humanity, for carrying out their journalistic work. In a joint statement, the organisations also raised concerns over the ongoing pre-trial detention o…
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Washington, April 28 (IANS) A leading international press freedom group called on the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government to fulfil its election pledge by withdrawing what it described as “politically motivated cases” against four senior journalists arrested during the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government and ensuring their release.In a letter addressed to Bangladesh’s Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Md Asaduzzaman, the Committee t…