It also urges amending the Digital Security Act promptly The human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) has urged the government to release folk singer Shariyat Sarkar alias Shariyat Boyati, who is under arrest on charges of hurting religious sentiments. On Friday, Amnesty International issued an Urgent Action for the folk singer, who has been sued…
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DHAKA: A leading Bangladesh publisher has been charged under controversial digital security laws for associating with someone suspected of spreading fake news about the prime minister and her son, an official said. Nur Mohammad, the owner of Guardian Publications, was arrested by police at his office in the capital on Monday, the company’s deputy managing…
The Mukto Prakash (Forum for Freedom of Expression, Bangladesh) has said that journalists of Jamalpur are at risk of attacks by a section of locally influential quarters. The organisation, representing national and international media rights activists, made the claim at a press conference at DRU in the capital on Sunday after its team visited Jamalpur…
Speakers demanded to end cyber violence against girls and women in a discussion meeting titled `Cyber Violence against Women’ held on Monday at CIVIC Centre, in the city (Dhaka). They said that cyber violence is a growing concern in recent times in Bangladesh. And woman folk is subjected to serious threats and becomes the victims…
Speakers at a discussion meeting on Monday demanded an end to cyber violence against girls and women. Cyber violence is a growing concern in Bangladesh, they said, adding that women face serious threats and fall victim to violence through digital platforms, mainly Facebook. VOICE, a rights-based research organisation in Dhaka, arranged the discussion meeting titled…
[16 November 2019] Speakers emphasized to make people aware of their rights, expose its violations and focus attention on people and areas in need of the protection of human rights and reporting. VOICE, a rights-based research organisation in Dhaka, arranged a day-long media training-workshop titled “Enhance capacity on freedom of expression and human right reporting”….
Speakers expressed their concern that government control over digital and online content and services like Facebook, YouTube etc., might undermine democratic principles.
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Rights activists, journalists, and civil society representatives urged the government not to curb citizens’ rights to freedom of expression by controlling the internet. On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, they urged the government to create an enabling environment for free and independent journalism for the sake of democracy. They made the call…