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Media, critical of govt, under severe pressure
Bangladesh has been taken to task by Amnesty International for becoming increasingly dangerous for those speaking their minds.
Charging Bangladesh editors is dramatic backslide: HRW
Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh authorities to immediately withdraw all criminal charges filed against the editors of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo. It also urges repeal of criminal defamation and sedition laws, saying those “violate international standards”.
Media, critical of govt, under severe pressure
Bangladesh has been taken to task by Amnesty International for becoming increasingly dangerous for those speaking their minds.
Charging Bangladesh editors is dramatic backslide: HRW
Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh authorities to immediately withdraw all criminal charges filed against the editors of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo. It also urges repeal of criminal defamation and sedition laws, saying those “violate international standards”.