Bangladesh - Two newspaper photographers beaten and arrested by police

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns an assault by police officers on two news photographers in Siddhirganj, on the outskirts of the capital, while they were covering a nationwide opposition protest on 11 December. Following the arrest of the photographers, who work for English-language dailies, fellow-journalists obtained their release by staging a sit-in outside the police station where they were being held. “While this case is a positive example of the way journalists can mobilize to (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - vendredi 14 décembre 2012