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Press Statement British journalist convicted of contempt for questioning death toll03 Dec, 2014 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is shocked by the Bangladesh court’s conviction this week of Dhaka-based British journalist David Bergman on contempt for questioning the official death toll of 1971 liberation war. A special war crimes court, the International Crimes Tribunal, on Tuesday, December 2 ruled that a blog and two other articles written by Bergman, 49, ‘hurt the feelings of the nation’ and fined him USD 65 or a week’s imprisonment. Bergman, the editor of special reports at local English-language daily New Age, questioned the number of deaths during Bangladesh’s liberation from Pakistan in his personal blog posts written between 2011 and 2013. A Supreme Court lawyer filed the contempt petition on February 18, alleging that Bergman, in his three blog posts, had written against the court. In April 17, the court set up to investigate war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence, decided to initiate the trial. Bergman had argued that his blog posts were “accurate, fair, and logical” and his comments about the court “fell well within the permitted limits of fair criticism”. The IFJ believes that the conviction, delivered after a long and unnecessary dragging of the case, doesn’t meet the international standard. In an earlier statement the IFJ and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) said they believe that this is a case directly relating to freedom of expression and that journalists should have liberty to question and fairly criticise the court’s rulings to ensure justice is delivered and its mandate followed. Critics say the Tribunal, a domestic war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh set up in 2009 to investigate and prosecute suspects for the genocide committed in 1971 by the Pakistan Army and their local collaborators in 1971, is being used to target political opponents of the ruling Awami League and that proceedings relating to the war crimes trials have been blemished by poor standards of due process. Many believe that the death toll of war is magnified for political gain, and the journalist was only reflecting that voice. Jane Worthington, the acting director of the IFJ Asia-Pacific said: “It is clear that David Bergman’s case does not stand in isolation but appears to be a pattern of intimidation against media coverage assessing the tribunal’s efficacy.” The IFJ said: “The authority and verdicts of the courts should be respected but it is firmly within the court’s responsibility to ensure that they respect the rights of Bangladeshi citizens including their right to freedom of expression and the right to know.” “The conviction will have a chilling effect on the journalists in Bangladesh. This will not only limit the journalists, and people’s rights to question and fairly criticize the courts’ rulings but also restricts the freedom of expression in Bangladesh.” 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 नियन्त्रणमा लिएकोमा महासंघको विरोध08 Nov, 2016 ‘दैनिक मानसखण्ड’का संवाददाता दिनेशसिंह महरा समाचार संकलन गर्न कञ्चनपुर जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय पुगेकाबेला प्रहरीले बिना कारण २ घण्टा नियन्त्रणमा लिएको घट्नाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । समाचार संकलन गर्ने क्रममा प्रहरी नायव उपरीक्षक नैनसिंह कार्कीलाई भेट्न प्रतिक्षा गरिरहेको अवस्थामा सम्वाददाता महरालाई कात्तिक २१ गते प्रहरीले २ घण्टा नियन्त्रणमा राखेको दैनिक मानसखण्डका प्रधानसम्पादक खेम भण्डारीले महासंघमा जानकारी गराएका छन् । नागरिकलाई सुसूचित गराउने दायित्व निर्वाहमा जुटेका पत्रकारलाई बिनाकारण नियन्त्रणमा लिएको घटना प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रतामाथिको हस्तक्षेप हो । महासंघ घट्नाको घोर निन्दा गर्दछ । र, घट्नामा संलग्न दोषीमाथि विभागीय कारबाही गरी प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको सम्मान गर्न र निर्भयताका साथ समाचार संकलन गर्ने वातावरण बनाउन सम्बन्धित निकायसँग 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, 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