(New York) – The increasing attacks in Bangladesh on journalists and others exercising their right to freely criticize government policies and practices, is alarming, eight independent organizations said today on World Press Freedom Day. The widespread restrictions on freedom of expression undermine the conditions for open political debate ahead of elections, scheduled for January 2024. Fifty-six journalists have been reportedly targeted by the government and its supporters in the first three months of 2023.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/05/03/bangladesh-end-crackdown-against-journalists-and-critics

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