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Press Statement Bangladesh: Another journalist jailed under Digital Security Act17 May, 2021 A Jhalakathi court jailed journalist Khalilur Rahman for charges under the Digital Security Act (DSA) on May 11 for an allegedly defamatory post on Facebook. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the ongoing misuse of draconian legislation to jail journalists. Rahman, a journalist with Dainik Janata and Dainik Somoyer Barta, was arrested under the DSA on May 10 for posting alleged defamatory remarks on Facebook made on May 9 against an incumbent councilor of Nalchity municipality Shahidul Islam, as well as the mayor of the municipality, Wahed Khan. Islam filed the case with the Nalchity police on May 10. In the Facebook post, it was reported that the journalist urged Nalchity’s mayor to investigate a road maintenance project for which Tk 50,000 (USD 591) was given to the councilor. Rahman was brought to court on May 11. The court rejected his bail plea and sentenced him to jail the same day. According to police, Rahman wrote numerous reports against Shahidul Islam, after which he was defeated in the municipality election. According to human rights organisation, Article 19, more than 457 people were prosecuted and arrested in 198 cases filed under the Digital Security. Of this figure, 75 were journalists. Charges under the DSA carry a maximum penalty of 10 million taka (USD $118,000) and up to ten years’ imprisonment. The Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) said: “The BMSF protests against the arrest of Jhalokati Journalist Khalilur Rahman and demands immediate release of him. We are concerned about the misuse of the DSA.” The IFJ said: “The IFJ demands withdrawal of the case against the journalist Khalilur Rahman and the criminalization of journalists under the DSA. Journalism is not a crime.” 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, June 2022 06/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, May 2022 05/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, April 2022 04/16/2022 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 - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, June 2022 06/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, May 2022 05/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, April 2022 04/16/2022 Download