Bangladesh: Attacks on journalists rise with tension around war crimes tribunal

Headline Title: Bangladesh: Attacks on journalists rise 20 February 2013 A string of recent violent attacks against journalists and media workers, including the murder of a blogger, shows the urgent need to better protect individuals commenting on Bangladesh’s ongoing war crimes tribunal, Amnesty International said. The latest attack on Wednesday morning left a journalist from an online news site seriously injured.Those targeted include journalists and bloggers calling on the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to impose death sentences on people accused of mass scale human rights…

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