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Press Statement Bangladeshi editor arrested on allegations of fabricated news09 May, 2017 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) condemn the arrest of an editor under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 1. The IFJ demands immediate withdrawal of cases against the editor. Ahmed Razu, the executive editor of natunsomoy.com, was arrested on May 1 from his office under the Section 57 of the ICT Act. He was arrested following a couple of police complaints by a private business enterprise, the Walton Group, accusing him of tarnishing the company’s image by deliberately publishing fabricated news. Natun Somoy has published a number of news articles which criticised the after-sales service of the Walton Group, particularly regarding their phone and motorcycles. Razu was formerly a journalist with the Walton Group-owned newspaper. The court remanded him to one-day custody in two cases filed by the Walton Group and released him on bail granted by the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court on May 3. The company has filed a case for falsifying two news reports, and an extortion case. Razu alleged that the company filed the cases harass him, and their allegations were fabricated. The ICT Act, especially its Section 57, has been termed draconian as the law has been used to arrest journalists and activists. The ICT Act empowers law enforcers to arrest any person without warrant and Section 57 criminalises publishing ‘fake, obscene or defaming information in electronic form.’ The IFJ said: “The arrest of a journalist under the ICT Act in a complaint filed by a private entity over critical news is against the basic principle of the press freedom. Such arrests only harass journalists and force them to self-censor. The IFJ urges the immediate withdrawal of the cases against Ahmed Razu, and asks the Bangladesh government to ensure that the Act is not further used to arrest journalists.” 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, November 2022 11/15/2022 Download - GENDER DISPARITY IN PAKISTANI MEDIA-2022 11/09/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, October 2022 10/15/2022 Download
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Press Statement पत्रकारलाई धम्की07 Aug, 2017 नागरिक दैनिकका पत्रकार दिलिप पौडेललाई नेपाल आयल निगमका कार्यकारी निर्देशक गोपाल खड्काले दिएको धम्कीको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । शुक्रबार समाचार संकलनको क्रममा आपूर्ती मन्त्रालय पुगेका पौडेललाई निर्देशक खड्काले कार्यालय परिसरमै नागरिक दैनिकमा प्रकाशित समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर धम्की दिनुका साथै दुव्र्यवहार गरेको जानकारी रिपब्लिका शाखाबाट प्राप्त भएको छ । पौडेलले साउन २ गतेको नागरिक र रिपब्लिका दैनिकमा निगमको जग्गा खरिद सम्बन्धी विषयमा समाचार लेखेका थिए । राज्यको जिम्मेवार निकायमा बसेका व्यक्तिले यसखालको अमर्यादित शैलीमा पत्रकारमाथि धम्की दिनु खेदजनक छ । समाचारमा चित्त नबुझे कानूनी उपचारको मार्ग हुँदाहुँदै धम्कीमा ओर्लेर प्रेस स्वतन्त्रतामाथि ठाडो हस्तक्षेप गर्न खोज्ने निर्देशक खड्काको उक्त व्यवहारको भत्र्सना गर्दै स्वतन्त्र पत्रकारिताको भावनाको सम्मान गर्न आग्रह गर्दछौं । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, November 2022 11/15/2022 Download - GENDER DISPARITY IN PAKISTANI MEDIA-2022 11/09/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, October 2022 10/15/2022 Download