by Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary in The Daily Star, June 15, 2023The government’s decision to allow Jamaat-e-Islami back in active politics, instead of bringing it to book for its 1971 role, will be suicidal for the ruling Awami League and above all, the country, said freedom fighters, families of the martyrs and war crimes researchers. The government is abandoning the spirit of the Liberation War by taking such a decision just to stay in power, they…
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By Nizamuddin Rezahi in The Khaama Press Online, May 2, 2023Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC), on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, has reported on the deteriorating situation of media in Afghanistan – adding violence cases against journalists have increased by 64 percent in the past year. The organization on Tuesday, May 2, which marks International Press Freedom Day, published a report highlighting the situation of media in Afghanistan and warned of the continued threats…
report in The Dhaka Tribune, Mar 11, 2023A report by US-based independent watchdog group Freedom House, Bangladesh saw an improvement in the situation of political rights and civil liberties in 2022, compared to the previous year. According to the 2023 edition of the report Bangladesh stood under the category of “partly free” with an overall score of 40 out of 100 under the section “Global Freedom Score”. The report, titled “Freedom in the World 2023:…
AFP report, February 1, 2023DHAKA: The Bangladesh government has ordered the closure of 191 websites it accuses of publishing “anti-state news”, stoking concerns about media freedom in the South Asian country. Information Minister Hasan Mahmud told parliament on Monday that the government has instructed the telecoms regulator to close the domains following “reports from intelligence agencies”.0 He said the sites, which were not named, were “conducting activities that spread confusion among the public”. Campaigners and…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 1, 2023The Federation of Nepali Journalists has said 2022 was very challenging in terms of freedom of the press and expression in Nepal. The federation says fresh challenges to press freedom have been added as new means have been adopted to curb freedom of the press with the advancement of new technology. “People or groups disagreeing with the news have started attacking media organisations and journalists through a different…
THE Afghan Taliban’s assault on women’s freedoms continues, as the hard-line movement that rules Afghanistan has recently announced that female students will not be able to attend classes at public and private universities. Ever since they took Kabul last year, the movement has increasingly cracked down on women’s freedoms, despite hopes that ‘Taliban 2.0’ would have shed the rigid outlook of their earlier avatar. This has clearly not been the case, as shocked female university…