The Digital Security Act must go, before it inflicts further harm
Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the Digital Security Act will be amended by September, within the term of the current Awami League government.
Withdraw suspension order for Salina Shelley, repeal DSA
State Department principal deputy spokesperson said that one of the biggest reasons that Bangladesh fell to 10 places to 162 out of 180 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index was the DSA
The government is not taking OHCHR recommendations about the law into account.
Even if the state has an objection against a citizen’s activity, can they legally pick up that person?
A free and independent press is essential for any democratic society, and journalists must be allowed to report on issues of public interest without fear of retaliation or censorship.
A law used only to punish critics has no place in democracy
Karimon Nesa, mother of Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams, came all the way to Dhamrai from her Manikganj home to attend a human chain demanding the release of her son and scrapping of the controversial Digital Security Act.
The Digital Security Act must go, before it inflicts further harm
Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the Digital Security Act will be amended by September, within the term of the current Awami League government.
Withdraw suspension order for Salina Shelley, repeal DSA
State Department principal deputy spokesperson said that one of the biggest reasons that Bangladesh fell to 10 places to 162 out of 180 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index was the DSA
The government is not taking OHCHR recommendations about the law into account.
Even if the state has an objection against a citizen’s activity, can they legally pick up that person?
A free and independent press is essential for any democratic society, and journalists must be allowed to report on issues of public interest without fear of retaliation or censorship.
A law used only to punish critics has no place in democracy
The foreign ministry yesterday said Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams was arrested for “child abuse” and “child exploitation” and the claim that he was arrested for reporting on the cost of living crisis in Bangladesh was “false”.
No case has been filed yet for the death of Sultana Jasmine, which may delay justice for the victim’s family, said a group of eminent citizens in Rajshahi yesterday.