Bangladesh
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17 Feb 2016
Forgetting the basics
By Sam Jahan
“Be the best wherever you go,” this six-word sentence from him, I’m sure, will remain in my memories even if I forcefully bump my head on an oak tree! I spent little over a couple of years working under Mahfuz Anam, the tall and bol...
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16 Feb 2016
Bangladeshi editor faces legal barrage
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in expressing serious concerns over a barrage of legal cases filed against the editor and publisher of an English daily newspaper in Bangladesh...
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16 Feb 2016South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: February, 2016
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network(SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on March 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know about your activities; to seek soli...
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21 Jan 2016South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: January 2016
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
Happy New Year 2016! Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on February 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know about your...
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05 Jan 2016IFJ welcomes first convictions in blogger’s murder in Bangladesh
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the convictions and sentencing on 31 December 2015 of eight persons involved in the murder of blogger Rajib Haider in Bangladesh. Haidar, 35, a blogger and activist calling for the execution ...
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26 Dec 2015
Journalist hacked to death in Bangladesh
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the murder of 30-year-old journalist Mashiur Rahman Utsho on Wednesday, December 23 in Rangpur city in Bangladesh. Utsho was a staff reporter at the Juger Alo daily. On 23 december in the e...
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24 Dec 2015
Bangladeshi journalist found dead
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is saddened by the death of 45-year-old journalist Aurangzeb Sajib, who was found dead on Wednesday, 23 December, three days after he went missing in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital. The IFJ demands urg...
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15 Dec 2015
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: December, 2015
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on January 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are doing; to seek soli...
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25 Nov 2015
End Violence Against Women
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
Today marks, International Day to End Violence Against Women and Girls. Globally, Violence against women and girls remains one of the most serious – and the most tolerated – human rights violations. Female journalists often face threats and viole...
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09 Nov 2015
South Asia’s battle with impunity
By Ujjwal Acharya
On November 2, the world marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) launched the Global and the Asia-Pacific regional campaigns that will see activities and events to...