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Press Statement Bangladeshi journalists arrested under ICT law13 Jun, 2017 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in condemning recent arrests of journalists under the information and communication technology (ICT) law. The IFJ demands immediate release of the journalists. On June 12, Golam Mostafa Rafiq, the editor of the Habiganj Samachar daily was arrested from his office over an allegedly false report published in the newspaper. Rafiq was sent to jail by a court. The report in question stated that the ruling party MP Abdul Majid Khan would not get the party nomination for the next election, and cited a Dhaka-based online news site. A cadre of Khan filed the case under the ICT Act 2006 against Khan, acting editor Rasel Chowdhury and managing editor Niharanjon Saha Niru. In another case, journalist and university teacher Afsan Chowdhury was arrested on June 7 for defamation under the ICT Act for one of his Facebook posts. A retired army officer Masud Uddin Chowdhury filed the case after Chowdhury falsely identified him as the father of a rape accused. Chowdhury claimed that he removed the post as soon as he realized it was a mistake. On June 11, the High Court granted him anticipatory bail on condition that he would present himself to a judicial court within four weeks. Section 57 of ICT Act 2016 states that any post, image, or video on an electronic format that “causes to deteriorate law and order, prejudice the image of the state or person or hurt religious beliefs” are non-bailable offences punishable by 7 to 14 years of jail term and a hefty fine. The IFJ said: “The IFJ is concerned by the continued misuse of the ICT Act in Bangladesh to harass, arrest and prosecute journalists. Using ICT Act on journalists for written content is against the norms of freedom of expression, and has a chilling effect on journalists. The IFJ urges the Bangladesh government to immediately drop prosecution of journalists under the Act.” Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, September, 2022 09/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2022 08/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2022 07/15/2022 Download
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Press Statement पत्रकारलाई सुरक्षाको प्रत्याभूति दिलाउन माग26 May, 2017 नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघकी केन्द्रीय सदस्य सुष्मा पौडेललगायत पोखरामा क्रियाशील पत्रकार महिलाहरूलाई समाचार लेखेकै आधारमा सामाजिक सञ्जालमार्फत ‘कार्की कार्की’ नामका व्यक्तिले भौतिक कारबाहीको धम्की दिएको तीनदिन भइसक्दा पनि अनुसन्धान तथा कारबाही नभएकोमा नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । स्थानीय तहको निर्वाचनअन्तर्गत पोखरा लेखनाथ महानगरपालिकोको निर्वाचन परिणाम र पत्रकारको समाचार अपडेट विषयवस्तु जोडेर निज व्यक्तिले जेठ ९ गते फेसबुक मार्फत पोखराका पत्रकार महिलाहरूलाई उमासिंहजस्तै बनाउने धम्की दिएका थिए । नागरिकको सुसूचित हुने अधिकार रक्षाका लागि दत्तचित्त पत्रकारमाथि समाचार लेखेकै आधारमा धम्की दिइनु प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रतामाथिको प्रहार हो । यस्ता घटनाले पत्रकारको सुरक्षा थप चुनौतीपूण भएको महासंघको ठहर छ । उक्त घटनालाई लिएर प्रहरीसमक्ष उजुरीसमेत दिइएकोमा दोषीमाथि हालसम्म पनि कारबाही नहुनु दुःखद् पक्ष हो । महासंघ पत्रकारलाई धम्की दिनेलाई तत्काल कानुनी कारबाहीको दायरामा ल्याउन र सञ्चारकर्मीलाई निर्बाध रुपमा समाचार संकलन तथा संप्रेषण वातावरण निर्माण गरी सुरक्षाको प्रत्याभूति दिलाउन सरकारसँग माग गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download