MFC of BD decries violence on, intimidation of journalists

Media Freedom Coalition of Bangladesh.

The Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) of Bangladesh representing eight major foreign diplomatic missions based in Dhaka on statement on Thursday expressed concern over reports of violence against and intimidation of journalists.

The instances mentioned in the statement include violence directed at reporters covering the Supreme Court elections, an assault on the brother of a London-based journalist for Al-Jazeera, the attack of a Dhaka Tribune photojournalist, and the latest detention of a Prothom Alo journalist.

The coalition urged the authorities to investigate each of these instances promptly and impartially.

Statement from Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) of Bangladesh

March 30, 2023 – Dhaka, Bangladesh We, the undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) in Bangladesh, are concerned about recent reports of violence against and intimidation of journalists, including violence directed at reporters covering the Supreme Court elections, an assault on the brother of a London-based journalist for Al Jazeera, the attack of a Dhaka Tribune photojournalist, and the recent reported detention of a Prothom Alo journalist. We urge the authorities to investigate each of these instances promptly and impartially.

Signed: Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.