Bangladesh: Concerns raised over 'continued torture' of journalists under Yunus administration5 Jul 2025 12:28
This may explain why we don’t hear much about coal / Phulbari being mentioned in the press these days, since Yunus and the Interim Government came to power, just because it does not fit with his green agenda!!
Bangladesh: Concerns raised over 'continued torture' of journalists under Yunus administration
Dhaka, July 3 A group of 88 expatriate journalists, writers, researchers, cultural and rights activists has raised grave concern over the "continued torture of journalists and suppression of free speech" in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.
In a joint statement, the group alleged that since August 5, journalists in the country have been subjected to unspeakable torture, adding that such incidents have "frustrated and disheartened" them.
They alleged that efforts are being made to suppress freedom of speech under the Yunus administration by "imposing various official and unofficial controls" on both mass media and social media, denouncing it as "shameful and repulsive".
Additionally, more than a thousand journalists in the country, including those in Dhaka, have been forced to leave their jobs.
The press accreditation cards of 168 journalists have been revoked, while the membership of 101 journalists in various press clubs, including the National Press Club, has been suspended, cancelled, or expelled. They claimed that the control of a media house was also taken over.
https://www.lokmattimes.com/international/bangladesh-concerns-raised-over-continued-torture-of-journalists-under-yunus-administration/amp/
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